Trump’s green light for Nvidia chip sales to China sparks US security concerns
China hardliners and Democratic lawmakers slammed the Trump administration for its decision to allow Nvidia to ship its second-most advanced AI chip to China, citing concerns that Beijing could harness the technology to supercharge its military.
Republican President Donald Trump announced the move to allow H200 sales to China in a social media post on Monday, adding that the US would collect a 25% fee on such sales, and that AMD and Intel would receive approval to sell similar chips there.
The decision “puts our competitive edge up for sale, all for a 25% cut of chip exports,” said Brad Carson, a former Under Secretary of the Army. “When China starts supplying their military with AI built on US chips, the world will regret this decision.”
The move is the most dramatic example yet of Trump’s new push toward relaxing restrictions on sales of advanced American AI…
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