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Chinese State Funds Backed Purchase of Restricted Nvidia AI Chips, Report Says
A Chinese state-backed financing entity funded the purchase of restricted Nvidia processors, according to a Bloomberg News report citing Chinese regulatory filings. The financing, provided by Semi-Tech Leasing Group Co., supported the purchase of more than 700 servers by AI infrastructure developer Glory View Technology Co., and filings with the People's Bank of China cited by Bloomberg show at least one transaction explicitly funded 32 Asustek Computer Inc. servers powered by Nvidia's high-performance B300 Blackwell chips. Nvidia told Bloomberg it is investigating the matter with its equipment manufacturing partners, while Asus reiterated its commitment to international export control regulations. Semi-Tech Leasing, originally established with backing from China's national semiconductor fund and now predominantly controlled by municipal government entities in Shenzhen and Beijing, has deployed more than 11 billion yuan, or $1.6 billion, into compute infrastructure. Under sale-and-leaseback arrangements initiated in mid-2025, Glory View secured over 3 billion yuan, or $450 million, to expand data center capacity, with most of the procured hardware slated for a major China Mobile Ltd. computing hub in Ningxia. After initial scrutiny, Semi-Tech Leasing resubmitted altered filings to Chinese credit registries that removed specific hardware descriptions, supplier details, and server model designations.
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NVDA · Tariff · Negative Report says restricted Nvidia B300 Blackwell chips reached China via state-backed financing, exposing Nvidia to export-control scrutiny it is investigating.
Semi-Tech Leasing Group Co. · Regulation · Negative Semi-Tech Leasing resubmitted altered filings removing hardware and supplier details after scrutiny of its financing of restricted Nvidia chip purchases.
301396.CS · Capital · Neutral Glory View secured over 3 billion yuan in sale-and-leaseback financing to expand data center capacity, but the report frames this around restricted-chip purchases.
2357.TW · Tariff · Negative At least one transaction funded 32 Asustek servers powered by restricted Nvidia B300 chips, and Asus had to reiterate its export-control compliance.
600941.CG · Demand · Neutral Most procured hardware is slated for a China Mobile computing hub in Ningxia, but the article gives no clear positive or negative for China Mobile itself.