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2026-09-27 UTC
 
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China Weighs Letting Alibaba, ByteDance Buy New Nvidia AI Chips

A relaxation of Beijing's informal restrictions could reopen a major revenue channel for Nvidia that has been effectively closed to its most advanced processors.

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Executive takeaway

China may permit Alibaba and ByteDance to purchase new Nvidia chips, according to The Information, a shift that could restore demand from two of the country's largest AI buyers.

China is considering allowing Alibaba and ByteDance to buy new Nvidia chips, The Information reported, a move covered separately by Investing.com. The report suggests Beijing may be loosening its stance on Chinese firms sourcing advanced Nvidia hardware, an area that has been a flashpoint in US-China tech tension. The development matters because Alibaba and ByteDance are among China's largest cloud and AI infrastructure operators, and their purchasing decisions have outsized influence on Nvidia's China-related revenue. Any reopening of that channel would be a meaningful data point for investors tracking how export controls and Chinese domestic policy are shaping Nvidia's addressable market outside the US. It is not yet confirmed by either company or by Chinese regulators, and the reporting describes a possibility under consideration rather than a finalized policy. The specific chip models involved and any conditions attached to approval remain unclear.
What would change this view

This would be undercut if Chinese regulators publicly deny the report or if no purchase approvals for Alibaba or ByteDance materialize in the coming weeks.

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