Nvidia H200 China Sales Approved for Firm With Empty Beijing Office, NYT Finds
The US Commerce Department approved a company in China to handle Nvidia’s H200 AI chips even though the firm’s listed Beijing office was empty, according to a New York Times investigation published Saturday. New Matrix had been created about 17 months earlier, and reporters who visited its registered address found a vacant room with wires hanging from the ceiling where lights should have been. The Times described the space as “a hollow gray shell with wires dangling from the ceiling where lights should be.” Its building directory did not list New Matrix, and staff at the property management office said they had no record of the company. ...