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Hardware·Aug 19·all news from August 19, 2026

China lets Nvidia's H200 chips trickle onto the mainland to help its AI firms keep pace with the US

Chinese regulators have begun allowing small shipments of Nvidia H200 chips into the country to support domestic artificial intelligence development. This move aims to help local firms maintain competitiveness in the global AI sector despite ongoing United States export restrictions on advanced semiconductors.

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