# The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China

https://mins.news/en/item/133848

- The Verge, 2026-11-07 15:43 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1029483/nvidia-ai-chips-china-blacklist-government

> The US Commerce Department approved sales of Nvidia H200 AI chips to Chinese firms, prompting questions about how carefully buyers are vetted. One approved firm, New Matrix, appears to have an empty office, and its owners are linked to a Chinese private equity firm blacklisted by the US since 2024. The report says such lapses may be part of a broader pattern.

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