Chinese officials are miffed over Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s “insulting” remarks about Nvidia’s H20 computer chip — and are now pressuring domestic firms not to buy it, according to a report Thursday.

On July 31, the agency summoned Nvidia executives over alleged “serious security issues”. In a statement, the CAC claimed that US AI experts had revealed Nvidia’s chips have location tracking and can be shut down remotely — a claim strongly disputed by Nvidia.