China Doesn’t Want Companies Purchasing NVIDIA H20 Chips After “Insulting” Comments From US Commerce Secretary

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China is reportedly discouraging its companies from purchasing NVIDIA's H20 chips following "insulting comments" made by US Commerce Secretary Robert Lutnick regarding US chip sales strategy to China. Lutnick suggested the US intentionally sells less advanced chips to China to maintain a technological advantage and foster dependence on American technology. Chinese authorities, including the CAC, NDRC, and MIIT, have reportedly issued informal notices to major tech firms like ByteDance and Alibaba to halt new H20 orders pending a national security review. Chinese state media has also raised concerns about the security of NVIDIA's AI chips, alleging backdoors and spyware, which NVIDIA denies.