China Reportedly Weighs Allowing ByteDance, Alibaba to Buy New Nvidia Chips

China is reportedly weighing whether to allow major technology companies including ByteDance and Alibaba to purchase new Nvidia chips, according to a report from The Information.

Chinese officials recently asked the companies to report their plans for purchasing Nvidia's RTX PRO 5500 chips, the report said.

The development would mark a shift in China's approach to advanced chip imports, an area that has been subject to shifting policy amid broader tensions over technology trade between China and the United States.

Neither Nvidia nor the companies named in the report have publicly confirmed the details at this time.