The New York Times reports an empty office at an approved Nvidia buyer

The New York Times reports that New Matrix is on the US record of firms approved for Nvidia H200 chips. New Matrix is a Chinese firm. Its offices are empty and the firm was made 17 months ago. The paper reports that its owners have ties to a Chinese private equity firm. The US government has blacklisted that firm since 2024.

What the paper found

The building directory does not have New Matrix. The property agency of the industrial park has no record of it. The paper reports a pattern of approvals for firms with ties to trade restricted entities.

The proof

The source gives one report and no documents. It gives no comment from Nvidia, New Matrix or the US Commerce Department. The paper found small information about the firm online.

The background

In the Biden government, Nvidia could not sell chips to China. The Trump government relaxed the limits after Nvidia agreed to give the government 15 percent of all sales.

Insight: A buyer name does not show who uses the chips

In November 2026, Nvidia told cloud providers to have a lower number of Chinese customers. They must also give the names of end users. This is not mandatory and applies to future contracts only. This seems a weak point. The name of the buyer is checked, but the user behind it is possibly not. Leaders must find the end user.