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About 600,000 Nvidia H200 chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting Chinese approval
See how this story connectsAbout 600,000 of Nvidia’s H200 chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China, according to two people familiar with the matter. Beijing has yet to approve large-volume imports, although several major Chinese internet companies have each obtained about 10,000 chips in recent months. An eight-card H200 server was offered for more than 6 million yuan ($900,000) in mainland China by the end of October, about three times its price a year earlier.
Why it matters
With Beijing withholding approval for large imports, Chinese buyers rely on small shipments through intermediaries, and an eight-card H200 server costs about three times its price a year earlier.
- When
- 5 Nov 2026
- ID
WTA-N-2026-0736- Where
- Hong Kong, China, United States
- Who
- Nvidia, Alibaba, ByteDance, Tencent
- Topics
- Export controls, Chips, National security
Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from The Express Tribune. Checked against the source on 5 Nov 2026.
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WTA-N-2026-0736: “About 600,000 Nvidia H200 chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting Chinese approval.” wheresthe.ai, 5 Nov 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/hk-about-600-000-nvidia-h200-chips-are-stored-in-hong-kong-a-2026-11/ (source: The Express Tribune).
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