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US launches review of advanced Nvidia AI chip sales to China: Report
The U.S. agencies began a 30-day review of Nvidia H200 chip exports to China, weighing national security and commercial benefits amid demand exceeding production capacity.
- Recently, the White House launched a review that could allow the first shipments of Nvidia's H200 chips to China, with the Department of Commerce coordinating the interagency process.
- After last week's Reuters report, the administration shifted from proposing limited Blackwell sales to approving H200 exports while Nvidia considered boosting H200 production after strong Chinese demand.
- The H200 is technically slower than Nvidia's Blackwell yet remains widely used and has never been allowed for sale in China, while Chris McGuire warned exporting large numbers would be 'a significant strategic mistake' and called the chips 'the one thing holding China back in AI'.
- Commerce sent licence applications to State, Energy and Defense, triggering a 30-day review amid China hawks' warnings the chips could supercharge Beijing's military and erode US AI advantage.
- As part of a broader strategy to curb rivals, the Trump administration recently announced it would allow sales of advanced chips to China, with White House AI czar David Sacks arguing this deters Huawei and other Chinese competitors.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce, which oversees export policy, reportedly sent license applications for chip sales to the Departments of State, Energy, and Defense for review, sources said.
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U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has launched a review that could result in the first shipments to China of Nvidia's second-most powerful AI chips, five sources said, making good on his pledge to allow the controversial sales.
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The Trump administration has launched an inter-agency review that could clear the first-ever sales to China of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips.
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