Around a fifth of the Chinese companies that Nvidia lists as partners have also won bids to supply China’s defense industry, including the People’s Liberation Army itself, according to procurement records.
The airborne unmanned combat formation attends the V-Day military parade at Tiananmen Square, September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China. Credit: VCG via Getty Images
Nvidia, the California-based designer of AI chips, didn’t become the world’s most valuable company on its own. On its website, it lists almost 1,000 firms as partners, including more than 120 in China.
Nvidia has 123 partners located in China according to the 'Nvidia Partner Network Locator'. Credit: Nvidia
Since 2022 at least 23 Chinese companies that Nvidia names as partners have won bids to supply universities, companies and labs that the U.S. has added to the Entity List for their
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