Trump greenlights exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China
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Trump Allows Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China
Does selling H200 chips to China boost American jobs and innovation, or dangerously accelerate Beijing's military AI capabilities?
Above: The NVIDIA logo and chips in Hangzhou, China. Image credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images
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Republican narrative
Allowing the sale of Nvidia H200 chips to China ends the disastrous Biden-era policy that forced American companies to waste billions on degraded products no one wanted while killing innovation. This smart move protects national security through proper vetting, creates high-paying American jobs, and lets U.S. companies compete globally rather than surrender markets to foreign rivals.
Democratic narrative
Selling H200 chips to China is a colossal national security failure that hands Beijing the exact technology needed for artificial intelligence and military superiority. The Justice Department shut down smuggling networks for these same chips on the very day the administration approved their sale. This reckless decision squanders America's primary advantage in the AI race for short-term profits.
Pro-China narrative
This decision proves U.S. chip restrictions were never about security but suppressing China's development. Washington's failed controls only accelerated China's domestic innovation while American companies couldn't abandon the Chinese market. The U.S. now returns weakened as China builds alternatives that will make American chips optional rather than essential.
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