PLA-linked Chinese university on US blacklist bought Nvidia H200 chips last month, Reuters finds
Procurement records show Northwestern Polytechnical University, one of China's 'Seven Sons of National Defence' and on the US Entity List, bought two H200 accelerators in October for about 874,700 yuan ($123,000) through a local company, Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology, not directly from Nvidia.
Why it matters
The purchase is small, but it shows export-controlled Nvidia hardware reaching a US-blacklisted defence university through domestic resellers rather than direct sales. The records also show the university bought computing services built on advanced Nvidia chips, a route that hardware licensing rules do not cover. The finding lands as Nvidia and Jensen Huang face bipartisan pressure in Washington over the alleged spy affair, and as lawmakers call for tighter chip tracking. Watch for a Commerce Department response and any move on chip-tracking legislation.
Key facts
- Buyer: Northwestern Polytechnical University
- On the US Entity List; one of the 'Seven Sons of National Defence'
- Two Nvidia H200 accelerators bought in October
- Cost: about 874,700 yuan ($123,000)
- Bought via Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology, not from Nvidia
- University also bought Nvidia-based computing services