It is reported that, according to internal sources, China has added domestic AI chips to an official government procurement list for the first time, to strengthen its tech sector ahead of Washington’s easing of Nvidia export curbs. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently included AI processors from Chinese groups such as Huawei and Cambricon on the government-approved supplier list. The step is designed to boost the use of domestic semiconductors across China’s public sector and could generate billions of dollars in sales for local chipmakers. It is reported that guidance was circulated before US President Donald Trump announced plans to permit Nvidia to ship its advanced H200 chips to “approved customers” in China, though political pushback in both countries could still restrict those sales. Several agencies and state-owned companies have already received the unpublished procurement list, marking the first time they have been given written instructions to prioritise domestic suppliers.
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