ABOUT 600,000 of Nvidia’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China as Beijing withholds approval for large-scale imports despite demand from technology firms. The size of the stockpile of H200 chips, which has not previously been reported, reflects Beijing’s reluctance to increase reliance on United States technology. At the same time, Chinese companies need Nvidia’s advanced computing power to meet surging AI demand in the world’s second-largest economy. China has allowed some of the chips to enter the country in recent months, three people familiar with the matter said. Several major Chinese internet companies have each obtained about 10,000 H200 chips in the past few months. Should China cut off USA chips completely ?
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