Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite blacklist
The gist
Northwestern Polytechnical University bought two Nvidia H200 chips for 874,700 yuan ($123,000) via a domestic supplier.
The purchase suggests export controls are being bypassed through Chinese resellers.
How it unfolded
- 2001The US Commerce Department added Northwestern Polytechnical University to the Entity List over alleged missile-proliferation activities and military research.
- 2019Washington tightened restrictions, making licences for exports of controlled US technology to the university subject to a policy of denial in most circumstances.
- Apr 2026Beihang University, another of the Seven Sons of National Defense universities, bought four A800 processors for 489,000 yuan.
Key terms
- export controls
- Legislation regulating the export of goods, software and technology, often requiring exporters to obtain a licence.
- Entity List
- A US Commerce Department trade restriction list of foreign persons, entities, or governments requiring US licenses to export specified items to them.
Source: Wikipedia