# US approves Nvidia H200 chip sales to China firm with empty office

> Original title: The US let Nvidia sell chips to an empty office in China

- Source: The Verge · AI
- Published: 2026-11-07T15:43:45.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/rpzvukyn4p1fpinsrvbgm2grg
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1029483/nvidia-ai-chips-china-blacklist-government

## Summary

The US government has approved Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to Chinese firms with ties to blacklisted companies. According to The New York Times, one approved firm, New Matrix, has an empty office and little public record, and its owners have ties to a Chinese private equity firm blacklisted by the US since 2024.