Chinese universities with military links obtained restricted Nvidia AI chips despite US export controls raising security concerns.
Military-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US blacklist, records show
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A Chinese military-linked university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite being on a US blacklist, according to procurement records.
- Northwestern Polytechnical University purchased two H200 chips for $123,000 last month.
- The university is part of a group sanctioned by the US for defense-related research.
- H200 chips require US export licenses, which are typically denied to blacklisted institutions.
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