# The U.S. has granted approval for roughly 10 Chinese companies to acquire Nvidia's H200 AI chips, yet no shipments have been made.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-14 · Devdiscourse*

## Key points

- The U.S. has approved around 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 AI chips.
- No Nvidia H200 chip shipments have been made to China despite U.S. approval.
- Major Chinese tech firms such as Alibaba and Tencent are authorized to purchase Nvidia's chips.
- Beijing is advising local firms to be cautious, delaying purchases for strategic and security reasons.

**Companies:** Nvidia, Alibaba, Tencent
**Countries:** United States, China

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