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Alibaba Nears Approval to Buy Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 Chips in China
Original: Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) Nears Approval For RTX PRO 5500 Chip Purchases In China
Alibaba is reportedly close to receiving Chinese approval to purchase Nvidia's RTX PRO 5500 chips for use in its data centres. The move would ease some of the pressure on Chinese tech firms facing restrictions on advanced AI hardware. Investors are watching the approval as a signal of how US-China tensions over semiconductors may affect Nvidia's access to the Chinese market.
Why now: Ongoing US-China chip export restrictions make any approved Nvidia hardware sale to a major Chinese tech firm significant for both companies and the broader semiconductor sector.
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