Chinese military-linked university on US blacklist buys two Nvidia H200 chips
According to a Reuters investigation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, on the US export blacklist, bought two Nvidia H200 chips last month.
By GennnAi··1 min read
The institution is described as linked to the Chinese military. The purchase, made last month, came to 874,700 yuan, or $123,000. The chips came from a distributor rather than directly from Nvidia. Reuters relies on 26 documents, in an investigation relayed by Al Jazeera. It illustrates the role that distributors can play in giving an institution under US restrictions access to cutting-edge AI processors.
Source: Al Jazeera, published on November 11, 2026.