The NVIDIA chips involved are banned in China.
By Mariella Moon Nov. 13, 2026 7:58 am EST Sean Gallup/Getty Images Add Engadget on Google: Google DiscoverA Chinese company with ties to Alice Huang procured NVIDIA AI chips banned in the country, which were then installed at a Shanghai AI facility that also has ties to Alice Huang, according to Bloomberg. The publication says the documents it has reviewed for its report shows explicit evidence that there's a network of Chinese companies, which have managed to get their hands on NVIDIA chips that weren't supposed to be sold in China, with Huang at the center.
