Chinese government
Role in each timeline
- US Export Controls on AMD's AI Chips in China: From the MI250 License to MI308 and MI325X
Chinese ministries have met AMD executives and China’s import and domestic-chip policies remain material to whether licensed AMD products can be sold.
- US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
Has discouraged or restricted use and import of Nvidia chips while promoting domestic AI chips in state-backed projects.
Chinese government across every timeline
Every dated entry that names Chinese government, from all 2 timelines, newest first.
20261 entry
- Chinese customs agents are told H200 chips may not enter the country Regulatory
Reuters reported that Chinese customs authorities had told agents the H200 was not permitted to enter China, and that officials had summoned domestic technology companies on January 13 and instructed them not to buy the chip unless necessary. One person said the wording was severe enough to amount to a ban for now. The directive came days after the Trump administration formally approved H200 exports to China with conditions, and the authorities gave no reasons and no indication whether it was formal or temporary.
on US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200
20251 entry
- Beijing requires state-funded data centres to use domestic AI chips Regulatory
Reuters reported that Beijing had issued guidance requiring any new data centre project that had taken state funds to use only domestically developed AI chips, and that projects less than 30 percent complete were told to remove foreign chips already installed or cancel planned purchases. More advanced projects would be assessed case by case. The rule reached Nvidia's H20, the part built specifically to satisfy the U.S. rules, and applied to a sector that had taken more than US$100 billion of state money.
on US Export Controls on Nvidia AI Chips to China: A100 to H20 to H200