Exclusive: US clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms as Nvidia CEO looks for breakthrough
Approved Chinese firms include Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, sources say
Lenovo and Foxconn win US approval as H200 distributors, sources say
No H200 deliveries made despite U.S. approval for Chinese buyers
Beijing's new supply chain rules tighten scrutiny of foreign tech dependencies
U.S. hardliners argue Nvidia sales to China could erode American AI leadership
May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. has cleared around 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chip, the H200, but not a single delivery has been made so far, three people familiar with the matter said, leaving a major technology deal in limbo as CEO Jensen Huang seeks a breakthrough in China this week.
Huang, who was not initially listed in a White House delegation to Beijing, joined the trip after an invitation from President Donald Trump, a source said. Trump picked him up in Alaska en route to a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, raising hopes the trip could finally unlock stalled efforts to sell the H200 chips in China.
