Washington, Dec.9 (SANA) President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he reached an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping permitting the U.S. company ‘NVIDIA’ to export its advanced H200 artificial-intelligence chips to China, marking a major shift in Washington’s export-control policy.
According to the ‘Truth social platform’, Trump said the agreement will allow Nvidia to ship H200 products to “approved customers in China and other countries” under conditions designed to ensure “sustainable national security.” He added that President Xi had “responded positively,” noting that China would pay “25 percent of the money to the United States,” without providing further details on the payment mechanism.
In his post, Trump said: “The agreement permits NVIDIA to ship (H200 products) under conditions that ensure sustainable national security,” adding that his decision aims to support U.S. jobs, strengthen domestic industry, and benefit American taxpayers. He stressed that Nvidia’s most advanced products — including the Blackwell series and Robin processors — will remain exclusive to the U.S. market and will not be covered by the new export arrangements.
Several Democratic senators issued strong warnings against the move, saying it could enable China to develop more advanced and lethal weapons systems and conduct more effective cyberattacks targeting U.S. companies and critical infrastructure. They described the agreement as a “major economic and security failure.”
The U.S. Department of Commerce is currently finalizing the technical details of the policy, while Trump said the same approach may soon be applied to other U.S. companies involved in AI and semiconductors.
Since 2022, the Biden administration had imposed strict export controls on high-performance chips used to train advanced artificial-intelligence systems, including the Nvidia H200, due to concerns about potential military applications. As a result, companies such as Nvidia, AMD and Intel had been required to produce lower-performing versions tailored for the Chinese market to comply with U.S. restrictions.
