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One person said the wording was severe enough to amount to a ban for now. The directive came\ndays after the Trump administration formally approved H200 exports to China with conditions, and the authorities\ngave no reasons and no indication whether it was formal or temporary.", "type": "regulatory", "entities": [ "Nvidia", "Chinese government" ], "parties": [ "nvidia", "chinese-government" ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.rappler.com/technology/nvidia-h200-chips-not-permitted-china-customs/", "outlet": "Reuters, via Rappler", "published": "2026-01-14", "quote": "Chinese customs authorities told customs agents this week that Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter China, according to three people briefed on the matter. Chinese government officials also summoned domestic technology companies to meetings on Tuesday, January 13, where they were explicitly instructed not to purchase the chips unless necessary, two of the people and a third source said." } ] }, { "timeline": "nvidia-china-export-controls", "id": 1341, "url": "https://whatledto.com/events/nvidia-china-export-controls#n1341", "date": "2025-11-05", "date_precision": "day", "title": "Beijing requires state-funded data centres to use domestic AI chips", "summary": "Reuters reported that Beijing had issued guidance requiring any new data centre project that had taken state\nfunds to use only domestically developed AI chips, and that projects less than 30 percent complete were told to\nremove foreign chips already installed or cancel planned purchases. More advanced projects would be assessed\ncase by case. 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