The suspicion that Huang Renxun had an affair with a female spy remains! A Chinese university blacklisted by the US bought Huida H200

Listed on the export control blacklist by the United States, a Chinese university with close ties to the People's Liberation Army still purchased Huida's high-efficiency H200 chips last month. (Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Despite being included in the U.S. export control blacklist, a Chinese university with close ties to the People's Liberation Army purchased Nvidia's high-performance H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chip last month, highlighting the loopholes in Washington's measures to restrict China's access to advanced technology.

According to "Reuters", according to the procurement records on the official website of Northwestern Polytechnical University, the National Defense Research University, which is affiliated with China's "Seventh National Defense University", purchased two Huida H200 chips last month for 874,700 yuan (approximately NT$4.3 million).

Records show that these chips were for use by the School of Management of the school. They were not purchased directly from Huida, but were obtained through Shaanxi Bosuan Network Technology.

Northwestern Polytechnical University is located in Xi'an, China and is engaged in research related to military aircraft, missiles and satellites. As early as 2001, the U.S. Department of Commerce placed Northwestern Polytechnical University on the trade blacklist, also known as the Entity List, on the grounds that it was suspected of participating in missile proliferation activities and military research.

In 2019, the United States further tightened restrictions on the school, stipulating that if controlled American technology is to be exported to Northwestern Polytechnical University, in most cases, export license applications will be rejected in principle.

The report pointed out that the discovery comes as Huida and its CEO Jensen Huang face increasing scrutiny in Washington. Jen-Hsun Huang has been lobbying the U.S. government to relax restrictions on the sale of AI chips to China, and the controversy has further intensified after recent reports that he is suspected of being the target of Chinese espionage operations.

Huang Renxun advocated that the United States continues to sell chips to China, allowing Chinese customers to continue to rely on American technology, which will help maintain the United States' technological leadership. However, some U.S. members of Congress believe that acquiring Huida's most advanced AI chips may accelerate China's development of artificial intelligence systems for weapons design, intelligence analysis, and military modernization.