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Nov 5, 2026

Nvidia chips pile up in Hong Kong as China withholds import approval

About 600,000 of Nvidia's advanced AI chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China, as Beijing withholds import approval, according to Reuters.

Nov 5, 20263 sources

Top claims

▪At least $1 billion worth of restricted Nvidia artificial intelligence chips, including B200 chips, have illegally entered China through black-market distributors since May 2026, according to a Financial Times report cited by Firstpost
▪Approximately 600,000 Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China, as Beijing has withheld approval for large-scale imports
▪In January 2026, the United States government began reviewing Nvidia H200 export licenses for China on a case-by-case basis

Topics

Financial ties NVIDIA Blackwell NVIDIA GPU Compute, chips & AI infrastructure AI chips Chip export controls China-United States relations U.S. technology trade restrictions Hong Kong U.S.–China relations Semiconductor supply chains US–China AI competition

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United States NVIDIA B200 China NVIDIA H200