China has invested over $3 billion in data centers powered by Nvidia chips, according to ET Datacenters.
These projects span China's wealthy coastal technology hubs and its remote western provinces, underscoring how deeply Nvidia's technology remains integrated into China's AI expansion. The findings come even as Nvidia has stated that US export controls have effectively excluded it from China's AI data-centre market.
**Key Projects and Deployments**
A proposed 6.2 billion yuan ($873 million) AI computing centre in Xianyou county, Fujian province, is seeking commercial partners. The facility specifies Nvidia H100 chips for large-scale AI development.
In Shaanxi province, state-owned engineering group Sinomach reported that a subsidiary had secured a contract for a 3 billion yuan computing centre. The project specifies Nvidia H100 and H200 processors.
Jilin province's April government prospectus details a 2.26 billion yuan project that combines Nvidia H100 processors with Chinese-developed chips. Developers expect bank loans to cover 80 per cent of the investment.
Inner Mongolia is planning a 1.5 billion yuan development that proposes installing 625 Nvidia H200 servers. Chinese industry reports in June indicated that construction had begun on two buildings in the initial phase.
These plans highlight developers' continued reliance on US processors, which are vulnerable to trade restrictions. Tighter curbs could cause construction delays, inflated costs, or forced redesigns using domestic alternatives.
In Gansu province, a local company was awarded a 1.16 billion yuan construction contract in July for a computing centre. The facility plans to install approximately 3,072 Nvidia processors, and tender documents specify H100 and H200 hardware. The contract went to a consortium led by a subsidiary of state-owned Shaanxi Construction Engineering, although the documents do not confirm processor delivery.
Other Chinese facilities are already using restricted Nvidia hardware. The Wuxi municipal government in Jiangsu province stated in March 2025 that a computing cluster using Nvidia H800 processors had become operational. In Fujian, Shanghai-listed Damingcheng disclosed in June that a computing venture had built an H800 cluster, and that a 759 million yuan computing-services agreement had concluded early.
Smaller purchases also indicate sustained demand from research institutions. Shenzhen University secured a contract for three H100 processors in September. The following month, US-blacklisted Northwestern Polytechnical University purchased two H200 chips, Reuters separately reported.