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Cale Hunt

"It is not the fault of the United States" — China bans top tech firms from buying NVIDIA's latest AI chip

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - APRIL 16: The logo of NVIDIA, an American tech company which designs and supplies GPUs, APIs, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) software and hardware, in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. The United States President Donald Trump's administration has confirmed that tariffs on semiconductors and some other technology products will 'take place in the very near future'. With tariffs and export restrictions expected to be implemented by the American government, electronic products such as iPhone, smartphones, tablet, computer and other digital devices requiring advanced microchips, as well as such global supply chain are likely to be affected. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images).

The ongoing tensions between the US and China, with NVIDIA in the middle, have reached new heights.

News that officials from the Cyberspace Administration of China told top domestic tech companies, including Alibaba and ByteDance, to stop buying and testing NVIDIA's RTX Pro 6000D AI GPUs emerged on Wednesday (via Financial Times).

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