China Halts AI Chip Sales To ByteDance And Alibaba Tech Firms
September 22, 2025
11:23 am
China’s top internet regulator has barred major technology companies from acquiring or testing advanced AI chips from US firm Nvidia, signalling an intensifying push for domestic semiconductor independence. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) specifically targeted products including Nvidia’s high-performance RTX Pro 6000D graphics processors, widely used for artificial intelligence applications.
The move affects leading Chinese tech giants such as ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, and e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba. Analysts say it could significantly slow AI development in some of China’s most innovative firms, as Nvidia chips have been central to research in machine learning and large-scale data processing.…
