Nvidia may sell more chips in China as Jensen Huang’s influence over Trump grows
China may let ByteDance and Alibaba buy Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 chips as Huang's sway over Trump grows.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is reportedly asking Alibaba and ByteDance for plans to buy Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 chips that could be placed in servers for AI models. ByteDance may order about one million chips if approved, which The Information said could cover two quarters of Nvidia's projected sales. President Trump previously lifted the H200 export ban after meeting CEO Jensen Huang, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Trump is aligned with Huang. H200 sales were under 1 percent of Nvidia's latest data-center revenue, and unsold H200 stock reportedly cost Nvidia $400 million in the first half of 2026.
- China's MIIT asked Alibaba and ByteDance about RTX Pro 5500 purchase plans.
- ByteDance may order about one million chips if Beijing approves.
- Trump lifted the H200 export ban after meeting Jensen Huang.
- Scott Bessent said Trump is completely aligned with Nvidia's CEO.
- Unsold H200 inventory reportedly cost Nvidia $400 million in early 2026.
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China is reportedly mulling letting ByteDance, Alibaba buy banned Nvidia chips.
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