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U.S. export blacklist fails to stop PLA-linked Chinese university from buying AI chips: report

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Reuters reports that despite U.S. export restrictions, Northwestern Polytechnical University in China, which has ties to the People’s Liberation Army, managed to purchase advanced AI chips from Nvidia through an intermediary company for approximately $123,000. The university is part of a sanctioned group known as the "Seven Sons of National Defense" and typically would not have access to these restricted H200 chips under U.S. sanctions. The report highlights that some exports were allowed on a case-by-case basis earlier in the year by the Trump administration, but does not specify how this recent purchase was made possible.
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Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, admitted to having an extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy, causing widespread controversy and stock prices to plummet by 8%. The scandal deepened when it was reported that Huang also had an affair with Kimberly Powell, his subordinate at Nvidia. In response, Nvidia's board launched an independent investigation into both the alleged affairs and security concerns regarding foreign intelligence operations targeting Huang. Congressional committees have requested that Huang testify in a closed-door briefing to discuss Nvidia’s "security protocols against foreign adversary espionage." This scandal highlights potential gaps in US regulations controlling chip exports to China, as Chinese entities continue to acquire advanced Nvidia technology despite sanctions.

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Chinese NORP · 5× Nvidia ORG · 5× Reuters ORG · 3× Trump PERSON · 3× U.S. GPE · 3× FBI ORG · 2× Jensen Huang PERSON · 2× Northwestern Polytechnical ORG · 2× Huang PERSON · 1× PLA ORG · 1×

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"Northwestern is a member of the 'Seven Sons of National Defense' group of Chinese universities under U.S. sanctions and with a history of conducting defence-related research for Beijing," and the export-blacklisted H200 chips are "normally denied for blacklisted institutions such as Northwestern Polytechnical" despite the Trump administration allowing some exports "on a case-by-case basis in January," Reuters said.
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U.S. export blacklist fails to stop PLA-linked Chinese university from buying AI chips: report · assertive framing
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U.S. export blacklist fails to stop PLA-linked Chinese university from buying AI chips: report asserted
blacklist → fail → chips
President Trump has praised Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang even as FBI probes his admitted affair with a suspected Chinese spy. asserted
FBI → praise → spy
With global scrutiny on computer chip maker Nvidia following CEO Jensen Huang's admitted affair with a suspected Chinese spy, with President Trump praising Huang even as the FBI opened a probe, the U.S. has egg on its face for reportedly letting the company's most advanced AI chips get to China despite an export ban. uncertain
chips → follow → ban
Reuters found an Oct. 21 procurement record on the website of Northwestern Polytechnical University, which has "deep ties" to the People's Liberation Army, for "two H200 chips" that cost for 874,700 yuan ($123,000). asserted
that → find → yuan
They were purchased for its management school from Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology, not directly from Nvidia. asserted
They → purchase → Nvidia
Other procurement records show the university "also bought access this year to H200 chips and other powerful Nvidia AI processors through five contracts for rented computing capacity from Chinese companies," Reuters said. asserted
Reuters → show → companies
"Northwestern is a member of the 'Seven Sons of National Defense' group of Chinese universities under U.S. sanctions and with a history of conducting defence-related research for Beijing," and the export-blacklisted H200 chips are "normally denied for blacklisted institutions such as Northwestern Polytechnical" despite the Trump administration allowing some exports "on a case-by-case basis in January," Reuters said. asserted
Reuters → conduct → January
Northwestern Polytechnical, Nvidia and the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security didn't answer Reuters' queries, the newswire said. asserted
newswire → answer → queries
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