{
  "id": 10306801,
  "title": "China weighs allowing ByteDance, Alibaba to buy new Nvidia chips: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-weighs-allowing-bytedance-alibaba-to-buy-new-nvidia-chips-report-10306801",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-27T22:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/china-weighs-allowing-bytedance-alibaba-buy-new-nvidia-chips-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China may permit ByteDance and Alibaba to acquire Nvidia's high-performance professional computer chips, according to The Information. The report cites sources familiar with the situation. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reportedly requested companies like ByteDance and Alibaba to share their intentions to purchase Nvidia's RTX PRO 5500 chips. The government has reportedly indicated its approval of these purchases, with industry insiders anticipating the chip to circumvent US export restrictions. Nvidia's spokesperson acknowledged the report's claims but highlighted the ongoing restrictions faced by US firms due to outdated export controls and China's own limitations on US imports. Alibaba and ByteDance have not yet commented on the report, and Reuters could not independently verify the information or reach out to the Chinese government for confirmation.",
  "summary": "THE Chinese government has signalled it could allow some domestic companies like ByteDance and Alibaba to buy Nvidia’s chip built for high-end...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "China may permit Alibaba, ByteDance to buy new Nvidia chips – The Information",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-may-permit-alibaba-bytedance-to-buy-new-nvidia-chips-the",
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        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "China may allow Alibaba, ByteDance to buy Nvidia’s new RTX Pro 5500 chips",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-may-allow-alibaba-bytedance-to-buy-nvidias-new-rtx-pro-5500",
        "published": "2026-09-27T17:39:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "China weighs allowing ByteDance, Alibaba to buy new Nvidia chips, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-weighs-allowing-bytedance-alibaba-to-buy-new-nvidia-chips",
        "published": "2026-09-27T17:43:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "China weighs allowing ByteDance, Alibaba to buy new Nvidia chips: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/china-weighs-allowing-bytedance-alibaba-to-buy-new-nvidia-chips-report",
        "published": "2026-09-27T22:00:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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