- Jensen Huang says he is disappointed with latest China Nvidia Ban
- News follows continued rumors of NVIDIA H20 chips
- Huang notes that the Chinese AI Computing Market offers huge options
Nvidia -Managing Director Jensen Huang has said he is “disappointed” in reports that the Chinese government has issued a further ban on buying the company’s AI hardware.
Huang, who spoke at a media event in London, participated by Techradar Pro, was asked for his reaction after a Financial times Report on restrictions from China’s Cyberspace Administration on its NVIDIA H20 hardware, specifically produced by the company for customers in the Chinese market.
“I’m disappointed with what I see,” Huang said, “but they have bigger agendas to train between China and the United States – and I understand it and we are patient about it.”
“RollerCoaster”
“Our business in China for the past three years has been a bit of a roller coaster,” Huang added.
“We explained to policy makers that H20s are not of any national security concern – the technology is for data centers, but it is available to players and laptops, etc. and so on.”
“I think people are aware that H20 is not a national security problem,” he added, “and if China, the Chinese military or any military would use computer technology for military applications, they have plenty of domestic – they will not depend on American technology.”
“We will continue to communicate and support both governments as much as possible as they discuss through this.”
The news comes days after China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) accused NVIDIA of violating an anti-monopoly law in which he launched a preliminary probe to the company.
“We will continue to communicate with the Chinese government and the US government, and I hope it will all be prepared,” Huang said in response to a question of this step.
“We could all be in service to a market if the country wants us to be,” he added, “and the Chinese market is important – we have been in service for it for 30 years and we have probably contributed more to the Chinese market than most companies have.”
“At the highest level, the demand for AI in China is around a $ 15 billion market,” Huang added, “that’s the second largest AI computer market in the world … and so demand that is great – and the competition is also something.”
