China Weighs Nvidia Chip Sales to ByteDance and Alibaba
The Chinese government is considering allowing domestic companies like ByteDance and Alibaba to purchase Nvidia's RTX PRO 5500 chips for high-end professional computers.
According to a report by The Information, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently asked these companies to report their plans to buy the chips.
The ministry has signaled that it intends to approve the purchases, with some industry executives expecting the RTX PRO 5500 chip to avoid US export restrictions.