# Huawei Holds About Half of China's AI Chip Market as Nvidia's H200 Licenses Sit Unused

Beijing plans roughly 600,000 Ascend 910C units this year and requires domestic silicon in state-backed data centers, while the People's Bank of China issues AI-themed commemorative coins on 4 September.

- Published: 2026-08-30T06:24:05.945Z
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- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/huawei-could-seize-chinas-ai-chip-crown-in-2026-as-nvidias-h200-shipments-stall-in-regulatory-limbo-beijing-pushes-homegrown-ai-hardware-dominance-in-a-market-projected-to-hit-usd67-billion-by-2030), [Council on Foreign Relations](https://www.cfr.org/articles/chinas-ai-chip-deficit-why-huawei-cant-catch-nvidia-and-us-export-controls-should-remain)

Nvidia holds US licenses to sell H200 accelerators into China and has shipped almost none. Tom's Hardware reports that the shipments are stalled between two incompatible sets of conditions: US regulators require that chips ordered by Chines…

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