China tells its tech companies they can’t buy AI chips from Nivida 

Nvidia has just shut down from the Chinese market – this time the Chinese government instead of the United States.

China’s Internet Regulator, China’s Cyberspace Administration, banned domestic technology agencies from buying NVidia AI Chips on Wednesday, as first reported Financial timeThe

The company also said that the NVIDIA’s RTX Pro 6000D server, a specially designed device for the Chinese market and technology agencies, including Bytedance and Alibaba, also said.

Beijing was before Discouragement Buy these chips in late August, instead promotes alternatives from local manufacturers.

The ban will put China’s technical ecosystem quite a lot. When companies like Huawei and Alibaba are designing AI chips locally, Nvidia is so far Global Market Leader And its chips are considered as something most advanced in the market.

When asked to comment, Nvidia provided the following statement from Huang at a press conference on Wednesday.

Huang said, “If a country wants us to be, we can only be in the market service.” “I am disappointed with what I see but they have a larger agenda to work between China and the United States. And I am patient about it. We will continue to be supportive of the Chinese government and Chinese agencies.”

The Trump administration has hit semiconductor agencies including Nvidia Licensing requirements To sell their AI chips in China in April.

Huang said Nvidia is about to bear Revenue loss is $ 8 billionOnly in the second quarter, the company’s first-fourth-fourth-to-end earning call did not become able to sell its H20 AI chips in China.

In June, Nvidia said that it was Will not include China It has originally been locked from the market in future gains and forecasts.

In July, the Trump administration reverse the course and gives green light to semiconductor agencies Sell ​​their chips to China Again In August, the White House announced that it would pay the licenses needed to sell in China, but with a catch: US government will get 15% of the revenue Sold from chips. However, as the latest earnings of Nvidia, the company has not yet sell any unit to Chinese customers under the plan, covered by the slow implementation of President Trump’s proposal.