Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning responded on Tuesday to reports indicating that U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has instructed global data center and cloud partners to curtail services provided to Chinese companies.
According to a report by the Financial Times, Nvidia told cloud and data center clients that at least 51 percent of their service capacity or revenue must be allocated to non-Chinese customers. The reported condition would effectively cap Chinese enterprise access to overseas computing power at 49 percent, applying to new contracts while leaving existing agreements unaffected.
When asked about the report during a regular press briefing in Beijing, Mao Ning stated that she was not familiar with the specific details of the situation. She added that Beijing believes all parties should conduct cooperation based on the principles of fairness, transparency, and non-discrimination.
Nvidia neither confirmed nor denied the report when contacted by media, stating that data centers and clouds built on American chips are foundational for U.S. model and application makers to compete globally, and that U.S. policy encourages global cloud infrastructure to be built on American technology.
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