China Signals Approval for Alibaba and ByteDance to Procure Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 GPUs

China's government has signaled its intention to permit major domestic technology firms, including Alibaba and ByteDance, to purchase Nvidia's newly released RTX Pro 5500 graphics processors, marking a shift in how Beijing manages access to advanced American semiconductors. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently requested several companies to submit detailed plans outlining their acquisition strategies for the high-end professional GPU, according to reporting from The Information on September 27, 2026. Officials indicated to some firms that the government intends to approve such purchases, suggesting a more permissive stance toward sourcing Nvidia hardware for domestic AI development.