A Chinese university with military ties has bought Nvidia H200 chips despite US restrictions, Reuters writes, citing procurement documents.
Northwestern Polytechnic University (NWPU) purchased two H200 processors for 874.7 thousand yuan - about 123 thousand dollars. The chips were purchased through a Chinese supplier, not directly from Nvidia.
In addition, during the year the university entered into contracts for renting computing power with H200, A100 and A800 processors. Reuters points out that it has not yet been possible to determine where exactly the chips came from and where the servers with them are located.
The university is part of the Seven Sons Group of the National Defense and engages in research in the field of military aircraft, missiles and satellites. The United States added it to the trade blacklist in 2001, and in 2019 tightened restrictions on the supply of American technology.