# China restricts H200 import permits, leaving about 600,000 Nvidia chips idle in Hong Kong

> Original title: The biggest plot twist in the chip war:

- Source: X.PIN
- Published: 2026-11-06T15:32:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/nve50v5tkua0hui2o3vcmrqcn
- Original: https://x.com/thexpin/status/2118728111076335627

## Summary

According to Reuters, roughly 600,000 Nvidia H200 chips sit idle in Hong Kong warehouses because Beijing, not Washington, is blocking them. The post says China is limiting import permits to around 10,000 units per tech giant despite Trump clearing H200 sales last year, and that domestic server prices have risen threefold.

## Post

The biggest plot twist in the chip war:

-  Roughly 600,000 Nvidia H200 chips are sitting idle in Hong Kong warehouses, blocked not by Washington, but by Beijing, according to Reuters.

-  Even though Trump cleared H200 sales last year, China is drip-feeding import permits at around 10,000 units per tech giant, driving domestic server prices up 3x.

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