The article, entitled “How can we trust you, Nvidia”, called on the US company to “comply with requests and provide convincing proof of security” to help regain the trust of its Chinese customers.
“Guarding network security is as important as protecting national territory,” the article said, adding that China should never use “sick chips”.
The People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, cited examples of how cyberattacks and satellite network glitches have weighed down public services in Russia, including disruption of services at airlines and pharmacies.
Chinese state media’s attention showed a pressure-cooker-like situation for Nvidia amid its efforts to remain a major supplier of AI chips to China, while abiding by the trade restrictions imposed by the US government on the mainland.
