Back to Latest SignalTECHMEME / PRODUCTSources: Beijing allowed ByteDance and Tencent ~10K Nvidia H200 chips each in mainland China in recent weeks; US licenses permit the H200 in China and Hong KongSource: TECHMEME · AUG 19, 2026IN THIS STORYTencentByteDanceH200SourcesRead the original at TECHMEMERelated on FrontierSources: about 600,000 of Nvidia's H200 chips are stored in Hong Kong awaiting shipment to mainland China, as Beijing withholds approval for large-scale imports (Reuters) Nov 5, 2026Sources: Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, and other Chinese AI companies ordered 6M Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 chips worth $70B, but expect only ~1% within four months (Bloomberg) Nov 4, 2026Sources: Anthropic and AP struck a licensing deal just before the midterms, marking the first time Anthropic paid a digital news publisher to license content (Mark Stenberg/Adweek) Nov 4, 2026How Nvidia uses soft power to influence customers and shape US chip policy; sources: OpenAI took no public stance on China chip exports to avoid angering Nvidia (The Information) Nov 3, 2026Tencent Declares Latest AI Model Ranks Among China’s Best Nov 4, 2026MORE LATEST SIGNALSIGNALS