China Considers Allowing ByteDance and Alibaba to Buy High-End Nvidia Chips

Nvidia's high-end RTX PRO 5500 chips may be allowed for purchase by Chinese companies, including ByteDance and Alibaba Group Holdings.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has asked major domestic companies to disclose their plans to buy the processors. Some industry executives expect the RTX PRO 5500 to fall outside U.S. export controls.

Nvidia's business in China remains constrained by both U.S. export controls and Beijing's restrictions on American imports, according to an Nvidia spokesperson.