China summons chip giant Nvidia over alleged security risks
Nvidia has become entangled in a fierce economic and technological competition between Beijing and Washington.
BEIJING - Chinese authorities summoned US technology giant Nvidia to discuss 'serious security issues' on July 31 involving a version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chips, the country's top internet regulator said.
Nvidia has become entangled in a fierce economic and technological competition between Beijing and Washington in 2025, with Chinese access to its advanced 'H20' semiconductors playing a key role.
The California-based firm said earlier in July that it would
resume sales of the H20 to China after Washington pledged to remove licensing restrictions that had halted exports.
But American concerns seemingly linger – lawmakers have proposed plans to require Nvidia and other manufacturers of advanced AI chips to include built-in location tracking capabilities.
Beijing's top internet regulator said on July 31 that it had summoned Nvidia representatives to discuss recently discovered 'serious security issues' involving the H20.
The company developed the chip – a less powerful version of its AI processing units – specifically for export to China.
The Cyberspace Administration of China asked Nvidia to 'explain the security risks of vulnerabilities and backdoors in its H20 chips sold to China and submit relevant supporting materials', the statement published on social media said.
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It noted that, according to US experts, location tracking and remote shutdown technologies for Nvidia chips 'are already matured'. AFP
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