About 600,000 Nvidia H200 chips held in Hong Kong as Beijing withholds import approval
Reuters reports that roughly 600,000 Nvidia H200 AI chips are currently stored in Hong Kong, awaiting shipment to mainland China. Beijing has not yet granted approval for large-scale imports of these advanced chips.
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Reuters : Sources: about 600,000 of Nvidia's H200 chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China, as Beijing withholds approval for large-scale imports — About 600,000 of Nvidia's advanced artificial intelligence chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China …
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