China grants conditional approval for DeepSeek to buy Nvidia H200 chips
Chinese authorities have granted DeepSeek conditional approval to buy Nvidia H200 chips. The move joins recent clearances for other major domestic tech firms.
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Authorities in China 
CN have granted conditional approval for the artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek to purchase H200 AI chips from NVIDIA Corporation . This development, confirmed today, January 30, 2026, involves Chinese CN regulatory conditions that are currently being finalised by authorities. The decision is a critical step in determining whether the high-end H200 hardware can be shipped to and used by firms in China CN, as it sits at the intersection of industrial oversight and trade policy between China CN and the United States 
US.
CN have granted conditional approval for the artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek to purchase H200 AI chips from NVIDIA Corporation . This development, confirmed today, January 30, 2026, involves Chinese CN regulatory conditions that are currently being finalised by authorities. The decision is a critical step in determining whether the high-end H200 hardware can be shipped to and used by firms in China CN, as it sits at the intersection of industrial oversight and trade policy between China CN and the United States US.
