Blacklisted Chinese university buys Nvidia H200 chips

Records show a blacklisted Chinese university with military ties purchased restricted Nvidia H200 chips from domestic suppliers last month. The procurement highlights ongoing challenges in enforcing US export controls on advanced artificial intelligence technology.

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks during his keynote at the NVIDIA GTC conference, focused on advances in AI and computing shaping industries, in Berlin, Germany, October 21, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo

A military-linked Chinese university bought two NVIDIA CORP H200 chips for $123,000 last month despite being on a United States export blacklist. Procurement records reveal gaps in Washington's enforcement of advanced technology restrictions against China's defense sector. Lawmakers are pressing for tighter export controls as researchers bypass bans through domestic suppliers and rented cloud computing capacity.