China has granted conditional approval for DeepSeek, a leading domestic AI company, to buy Nvidia’s advanced H200 artificial intelligence chips, sources said. Final regulatory conditions are still being worked out by China’s National Development and Reform Commission.
The decision aligns DeepSeek with other major Chinese tech groups like ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent, which received approvals to acquire large quantities of the same processors. The approvals come amid tight U.S. and Chinese rules on advanced chip exports and imports.
Nvidia’s CEO said the company has not yet received official notification. If finalized, the deal could boost China’s AI data center and infrastructure development.
