Chinese University on US Blacklist Acquires Nvidia H200 Chips

A Chinese university on the US trade blacklist purchased two Nvidia H200 AI chips last month for $123,000, raising concerns about China's access to advanced American technology despite export restrictions. Northwestern Polytechnical University, linked to China's military research, bought the chips through Chinese company Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology rather than directly from Nvidia. The university also signed five contracts this year to rent computing services using H200 processors. The university was added to the US Entity List in 2001 over missile-proliferation concerns, with restrictions tightened in 2019. Other Chinese institutions, including Shenzhen University and Beihang University, also acquired restricted Nvidia chips through similar routes.