China Reportedly Considering Allowing Alibaba and ByteDance to Purchase Nvidia AI Chips

According to a report by The Information, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is weighing whether to allow Alibaba and ByteDance to purchase Nvidia's RTX PRO 5500 chips. These workstation-grade cards, which are designed for AI inference and simulation, fall outside the scope of current US data-center export restrictions. While neither the Chinese government nor the companies have confirmed the plan, the potential move comes shortly after President Donald Trump hosted Xi Jinping in Washington, with reports suggesting that national security export controls were discussed.