If ByteDance implements this plan, it will become one of the world's largest owners of NVIDIA chips. ByteDance owns Doubao, China's most popular chat bot with artificial intelligence, which has 51 million active users.
In 2022, the United States imposed restrictions on the export of certain AI chips to China and several other countries, and these restrictions were later tightened.
ByteDance formally adheres to these restrictions. The company does not import chips directly to China, but stores them in date centers located in other regions, such as Southeast Asia. Technically, this does not violate US sanctions. 
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$7B NVIDIA chip purchase: How ByteDance is circumventing US restrictions
ByteDance is planning to buy advanced AI chips

$7B NVIDIA chip purchase: How ByteDance is circumventing US restrictions

Dec 31, 2024
10:55 am
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China's ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is reportedly planning to buy NVIDIA chips worth $7 billion in 2025.This could make ByteDance one of the top global owners of these advanced chips, as reported by The Information.The plan comes despite US restrictions to prevent Chinese firms from acquiring such American AI chips.



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