US Approval of Nvidia H200 Chips Raises Questions as Ties to Empty Offices and Military-Linked Firms Emerge

US-approved Nvidia H200 handlers in China include firms with empty offices and blacklist ties

11/09/2026

Washington's case for letting Nvidia sell H200 chips to China rested on case-by-case national-security screening. A New York Times investigation published on November 7 suggests that the screening...

Silicon UK

Nvidia H200 Chips Stockpiled In Hong Kong Amid Restrictions

11/09/2026

About 600,000 Nvidia H200 AI chips reportedly stored in Hong Kong as China's government withholds permission for large-scale imports

NewsBytes

US approved NVIDIA chips for Chinese firm with empty office

11/08/2026

Concerns arise as the US allows Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips to New Matrix, a seemingly non-existent Chinese firm with empty offices.

Wccftech

Investigation Finds Chinese Military-Linked Firms Somehow Gained Approval To Assemble NVIDIA H200 AI GPUs, Highlighting A Half-Baked U.S. Approval System

11/08/2026

NVIDIA’s H200 hasn’t received a blanket ban in China under U.S. export control rules, but these chips will still be subjected to routine approval before being shipped out. However, the latest...

The Verge

The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China

11/07/2026

Concerns are being raised that neither the Commerce Department nor Nvidia are doing their due diligence when it comes to vetting Chinese firms cleared to handle the company's H200 AI chips....

Coverage dates

First reported: 07 Nov 2026, 15:43 UTC

First saved on ClustZ: 09 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC

Coverage updated: 09 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC

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