Nvidia H200 chips reach Chinese universities through local suppliers and rented servers

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A Chinese university on the US blacklist bought Nvidia H200 AI chips despite export restrictions, raising concerns over China's access to advanced technology.

Several Chinese universities and research institutions have gained access to advanced Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips through local technology companies and rented computing services, despite US export restrictions on these processors. The purchases and contracts highlight how restricted American AI hardware is continuing to reach Chinese institutions, according to procurement records reviewed by Reuters.

The institutions have either purchased Nvidia processors, including the H200 and H100 models, or signed contracts to rent computing power from servers running these chips. The records point to multiple ways Chinese institutions are obtaining access to advanced AI hardware, Reuters reported.

One of the universities identified in the records is Northwestern Polytechnical University, which is part of China's Seven Sons of National Defense. The group consists of universities known for their close links to China's defence and military research programmes. Northwestern Polytechnical University has a history of conducting defence-related research for the Chinese government.

The two chips were purchased for the university's management school. The university bought them from a Chinese company called Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology instead of purchasing them directly from Nvidia, according to the procurement record.

The Nvidia H200 is one of the company's most powerful AI chips. It is designed to train and run advanced AI systems and is subject to US export licence requirements. Such licences are normally denied to blacklisted institutions like Northwestern Polytechnical University.

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The university also obtained access to powerful Nvidia AI chips through rented computing services this year. It signed five contracts with Chinese companies to rent computing capacity using H200 and other Nvidia processors, according to procurement records reviewed by Reuters.

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