Military-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US blacklist
Records reported by Reuters show the purchase went ahead although the institution sits on a US blacklist; NDTV says the ban dates back 25 years.
A Chinese university with links to the military bought Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips despite a US blacklist, according to records reported by Reuters, which published the finding as an exclusive.
Reuters described the institution as linked to the People's Liberation Army, China's military, and said the purchase went ahead although the university is on a US blacklist. Al Jazeera reported the purchase as made despite a US ban. NDTV said the university was banned by the United States 25 years ago and bought the chips last month.
Washington restricts exports of advanced AI processors to buyers in China, and the H200 belongs to the class of data-centre chips those controls cover.
The Straits Times and The Japan Times carried the same finding, both describing the university as military-linked. The Japan Times, which ran the report in its business and technology section, said the disclosure comes as Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang faces mounting scrutiny over reports alleging he was targeted by a Chinese spying operation.
How the reports differ
Reuters called the story an exclusive and led on the university's PLA links, while Al Jazeera framed it as a purchase made despite a US ban without naming the military tie in its headline. NDTV alone put a date on the restriction, saying the university was banned 25 years ago, and alone said the chips were bought last month. The Straits Times used "military-linked" rather than Reuters' "PLA-linked". The Japan Times was the only outlet to tie the disclosure to scrutiny of Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang over reports that he was targeted by a Chinese spying operation.
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