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Why China is finally letting AI firms buy the Nvidia H200

For months, the United States and China have been locked in an unusual stand-off over cutting-edge chips – the building blocks of the artificial intelligence industry. In early 2026, Washington took the rare step of approving Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing unit for export to China, but Beijing has deliberately restricted Chinese firms from purchasing them as it pursues a tech self-sufficiency drive. Now, however, China’s stance is beginning to change, as the government plans to let selected...
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