The identities of the approved buyers, and the nature of their relationships with Nvidia and the authorised distributors involving the coveted AI chip, have not been previously reported.
A spokeswoman for the US Department of Commerce, which oversees export controls like those on H200 semiconductors, declined comment.
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission did not respond to requests for comment.
Lenovo confirmed in a statement to Reuters that the company „is one of several companies approved to sell H200 in China as part of Nvidia’s export license“.
Nvidia, Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, JD.com and Foxconn did not respond to requests for comment.
Huang told state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday (May 14) that he hoped Trump and Xi would build on their good relationship during talks in Beijing to improve two-way ties.
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Despite US approval, deals have stalled as Chinese firms pulled back after guidance from Beijing, one source said.
The shift in China was partly triggered by changes on the US side, though exactly what changed remains unclear, the person added.
In Beijing, pressure is mounting to block or tightly vet the orders, a separate fourth source said.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick echoed that view, telling a Senate hearing last month that „the Chinese central government has not let them, as of yet, buy the chips, because they’re trying to keep their investment focused on their own domestic industry“.
