China grants conditional approval for DeepSeek to purchase Nvidia H200 chips
China gave DeepSeek conditional approval to buy Nvidia H200 chips. The move follows similar permissions for other firms while officials finalize trade terms.
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CN has granted conditional approval for the artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek to purchase H200 chips from NVIDIA Corporation , a development announced on January 30, 2026. This approval comes as authorities in China CN are still finalizing the licensing conditions that will govern the scale and nature of these imports. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the primary body tasked with setting these final conditions, which will determine how large-scale shipments of the advanced hardware will proceed.
CN has granted conditional approval for the artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek to purchase H200 chips from NVIDIA Corporation , a development announced on January 30, 2026. This approval comes as authorities in China CN are still finalizing the licensing conditions that will govern the scale and nature of these imports. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the primary body tasked with setting these final conditions, which will determine how large-scale shipments of the advanced hardware will proceed.
