China tells tech firms to stop buying Nvidia's AI chips, FT reports
China's internet regulator ordered major tech firms to cancel Nvidia RTX Pro 6000D chip orders to promote domestic AI chips, citing comparable performance, with tens of thousands halted, Financial Times reported.
- China's Cyberspace Administration instructed domestic tech companies to stop testing and ordering Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D chips, aiming to reduce reliance on U.S. technology.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that China's ban on Nvidia chips harms U.S.-China relations, labeling China as 'a communist regime.'
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed disappointment over the ban, noting that he hopes for future orders amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China.
- Nvidia earned approximately $17 billion from China last year, accounting for about 13% of its revenue.
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China bans Nvidia’s AI chips
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China has banned its tech giants from buying chips from Nvidia, aiming to boost domestic production. The internet authority, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has asked companies such as ByteDance and Alibaba to stop testing the RTX Pro 6000D chip, designed specifically for the Chinese market. Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang expressed “disappointment” at the decision, but said the company would continue to support the Chinese mar…
Speaker Johnson Says China’s Nvidia Ban Is Counterproductive to US–China Relations
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sept. 17 that China’s announcement about its domestic tech companies not buying Nvidia chips does not benefit the bilateral relationship. “It’s a very, I think, counterproductive development for what they’ve announced about Nvidia, and we’ve got to work through that,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program. The Financial Times had reported that the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered tech co…
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