China considers easing restrictions to let Alibaba and ByteDance buy Nvidia chips
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On 29 September 2026, Ars Technica reported that China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had asked Alibaba and ByteDance to submit plans to purchase Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 chips. ByteDance plans to order one million chips, and Nvidia is preparing to ship the first orders this December. The report also noted experts' concerns about Nvidia's AI chip sales to China and its influence over Trump. Current developments are that China has requested purchase plans from both companies, ByteDance has expressed large-scale purchasing intentions and Nvidia is preparing initial shipments in December.
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- Ars Technica · AIExperts worry about Nvidia's AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology asked Alibaba and ByteDance to submit purchase plans for Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 chips. ByteDance plans to order one million chips, and Nvidia is preparing to ship the first orders this December.
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