--- title: China's Ban on Nvidia AI Chips Amid US-China Trade Tensions description: China's Cyberspace Administration has banned major domestic tech companies like Alibaba and ByteDance from purchasing Nvidia's AI chips, escalating from... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-ban-on-nvidia-ai-chips-amid-us-china-trade-tensions-lnoygyueg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: China's Ban on Nvidia AI Chips Amid US-China Trade Tensions | daily.dev og:description: China's Cyberspace Administration has banned major domestic tech companies like Alibaba and ByteDance from purchasing Nvidia's AI chips, escalating from... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-ban-on-nvidia-ai-chips-amid-us-china-trade-tensions-lnoygyueg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/lnOYGYUeg.png og:image:alt: China's Ban on Nvidia AI Chips Amid US-China Trade Tensions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # China's Ban on Nvidia AI Chips Amid US-China Trade Tensions **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary China's Cyberspace Administration has banned major domestic tech companies like Alibaba and ByteDance from purchasing Nvidia's AI chips, escalating from previous discouragements. The directive also prohibits testing Nvidia servers, significantly impacting companies with substantial chip orders. This move aims to promote domestic technology reliance, with alternatives like Huawei's Ascend 910C reportedly outperforming US export-controlled Nvidia chips. The ban reflects ongoing US-China trade tensions over semiconductor technology, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressing disappointment over potential revenue losses. ## Content China's Cyberspace Administration has issued a directive prohibiting major domestic tech companies such as Alibaba and ByteDance from purchasing Nvidia's AI chips, specifically the RTX Pro 6000D. This ban is an escalation from previous discouragements and reflects ongoing trade tensions between the United States and China over semiconductor technology. The ban also includes a mandate for these companies to stop testing Nvidia's servers, a step that significantly impacts major Chinese tech companies who had placed substantial orders for these chips since July. Beijing's decision is perceived as a strategic move to foster reliance on domestic technology, with alternatives like Huawei's Ascend 910C reportedly outperforming the Nvidia chips that are restricted by US export controls. The trade tensions have a history rooted in the Trump administration's imposition of licensing requirements on sales of semiconductors to China. Recent policy shifts in the US now allow sales with a 15% government revenue share, but the overall atmosphere remains tense. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has expressed disappointment over this development, citing potential significant revenue losses and the exclusion of China from future revenue forecasts. As both countries continue to implement export controls on AI technology and materials, the geopolitical strife reflects a broader struggle for technological supremacy, leading to intertwined implications for the global semiconductor industry. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [US clears H200 sales to 10 Chinese firms, but not a single chip has shipped](https://daily.dev/posts/us-clears-h200-sales-to-10-chinese-firms-but-not-a-single-chip-has-shipped-ko5ngkoef) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-ban-on-nvidia-ai-chips-amid-us-china-trade-tensions-lnoygyueg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"China's Ban on Nvidia AI Chips Amid US-China Trade Tensions","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-ban-on-nvidia-ai-chips-amid-us-china-trade-tensions-lnoygyueg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-ban-on-nvidia-ai-chips-amid-us-china-trade-tensions-lnoygyueg"},"datePublished":"2025-09-17T19:41:46.353Z","dateModified":"2025-09-18T00:18:43.668Z","description":"China's Cyberspace Administration has banned major domestic tech companies like Alibaba and ByteDance from purchasing Nvidia's AI chips, escalating from...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0eb5cbcbb587b3ef5cbf2c496a0c4a58?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/0eb5cbcbb587b3ef5cbf2c496a0c4a58?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/china-s-ban-on-nvidia-ai-chips-amid-us-china-trade-tensions-lnoygyueg","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,nvidia","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"China's Ban on Nvidia AI Chips Amid US-China Trade Tensions"}]} ```