# How Inspur's U.S. subsidiary continued obtaining advanced AI technology despite U.S. restrictions

DevFeed: [How Inspur's U.S. subsidiary continued obtaining advanced AI technology despite U.S. restrictions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-a-blacklisted-chinese-tech-giant-kept-buying-america-s-best-ai-chips-56562.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/how-a-blacklisted-chinese-tech-giant-kept-buying-americas-best-ai-chips-10866468/>)

Author: New York Times

Published: 2026-09-07T04:18:02Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Technology | The Indian Express](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/technology-the-indian-express.md>)

Topics: [Computing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/computing.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [data centers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-centers.md>), [Nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nvidia.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [Risk](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/risk.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

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## AI overview

An investigation examines how Inspur Group's U.S. subsidiary, renamed Aivres, continued helping the Chinese parent company obtain computing power and advanced technology despite U.S. export restrictions. The report describes supply networks, Southeast Asian AI data centers, and concerns about access to Nvidia chips.

## Source excerpt

Most Americans have never heard of Inspur, but the company is among the world's largest makers of computer servers. It has also dodged one sanction after another.