Nvidia Orders Clients to Limit Chinese Business Exposure
Nvidia instructed cloud and data center clients to ensure at least 51% of their services are sold to non-Chinese companies in future contracts.
Nvidia has instructed its cloud computing and data center clients to ensure that at least 51% of their services are sold to non-Chinese companies. These requirements apply specifically to future contracts and do not affect existing agreements.
While the company did not explicitly confirm the report, it argued that American AI infrastructure must win worldwide for the United States to succeed in the AI race. The company stated that if global clouds rely on foreign-made chips, the resulting model and application layers will also be foreign-built.
The move comes amid an ongoing competition for artificial intelligence dominance between the United States and China, marked by mutual accusations of security risks and technology theft. Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry, stated she was unaware of the report but called for a fair and non-discriminatory business environment for companies from all countries.
