Chinese customs agents told to reject Nvidia’s H200 chips

Chinese customs authorities told customs agents this week that H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter China, reports Reuters, citing three people briefed on the matter.

Chinese government officials also summoned domestic technology companies to meetings on Tuesday where they were explicitly instructed not to purchase the chips unless necessary, Reuters said, quoting the sources.

“The wording from the officials is so severe that it is basically a ban for now, though this might change in the future should things evolve,” one of the people told Reuters.