Chinese Military-Linked University Acquired Nvidia H200 Chips Despite US Export Curbs

Nvidia faces heightened regulatory scrutiny after public procurement records revealed that China's Northwestern Polytechnical University, a military-linked institution on the US trade Entity List since 2001, purchased advanced Nvidia H200 AI processors. The university bought two H200 chips in October for approximately 874,700 yuan ($123,000) through a domestic third-party vendor and secured computing rental contracts involving H200, A100, and A800 processors. The findings underscore enforcement gaps in US semiconductor sanctions, prompting three Republican congressional committee chairmen to demand formal compliance briefings with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.