From Hindustan Times
Center Owned by HT MediaPLA-linked Chinese university bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US blacklist: Report
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A Chinese university with close ties to the People’s Liberation Army, which is on a U.S. export blacklist, bought two Nvidia H200 artificial‑intelligence chips worth $123,000 through domestic suppliers, according to procurement records. The deal has prompted questions about the effectiveness of Washington’s curbs on China’s access to high‑end computing technology. Law‑makers from both parties have called for tighter controls, including chip‑tracking requirements and greater congressional oversight of exports. The purchase occurs amid a broader political and legal scrutiny of Nvidia’s export practices.
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Nvidia said that it was investigating its chief, Mr. Huang, after he told the board he had been intimate with a customer, Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence determined was a Chinese spy, per a report by New York Times
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Nvidia Corp.’s independent board members tapped law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to help probe Jensen Huang’s relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.
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US President Donald Trump said he had spoken to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid allegations that the tech billionaire was involved in an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China. Trump said he believed Huang was unaware of her alleged links to Chinese intelligence.
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The findings come as Nvidia, its CEO Jensen Huang face mounting scrutiny in Washington over his lobbying for looser restrictions on sales of AI chips to China.
