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Trump Approves Sale of More Advanced Nvidia Computer Chips Used in AI to China

Trump said Monday on his social media site that he had informed China’s leader Xi Jinping and 'President Xi responded positively!'

Associated Press

Dec 9, 2025 — 2 min read

Photo of President Donald Trump speaking with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, with Elon Musk to the left of Trump, on Nov. 19, 2025, by Evan Vucci/AP

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China.

There have been concerns about allowing advanced computer chips to be sold to China as it could help the country better compete against the U.S. in building out AI capabilities, but there has also been a desire to develop the AI ecosystem with American companies such as chipmaker Nvidia.

The chip, known as the H200, is not Nvidia's most advanced product. Those chips, called Blackwell and the upcoming Rubin, were not part of what Trump approved.

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