{"id":53277,"date":"2025-12-15T18:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/china-includes-ai-chips-in-procurement-for-state-firms"},"modified":"2025-12-16T12:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:00:53","slug":"china-includes-ai-chips-in-procurement-for-state-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/china-includes-ai-chips-in-procurement-for-state-firms","title":{"rendered":"China Includes AI Chips in Procurement for State Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>China has included domestically produced AI chips to the official procurement list for state-owned companies and agencies for the first time in a move to boost the country\u2019s tech sector and reduce reliance on American technology, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes amid US President Donald Trump&#8217;s approval for Nvidia to supply its H200 chips to customers in China and other countries, the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>Two informed sources said the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently added AI processors from Chinese firms, including Huawei and Cambricon, to the government&#8217;s approved supplier list. The updated procurement list has yet to be made public, but some government agencies and companies have received written instructions, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Although companies have previously been strongly encouraged to support local chipmakers, this marks the first time government organizations have received formal written directives, the Financial Times added.<\/p>\n<p>The list of innovative information technologies serves as a guideline for government bodies and state-owned firms, which collectively spend billions each year on IT purchases, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Sierra-Leone<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. China has included domestically produced AI chips to the official procurement list for state-owned companies and agencies for the first time in a move to boost the country\u2019s tech sector and reduce reliance on American technology, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. 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