Trump greenlights Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China if U.S. gets 25% cut, says Xi responded positively


President Donald Trump on Monday said Nvidia will be allowed to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, on the condition that the U.S. gets a 25% cut.

Chinese President Xi Jinping “responded positively” to the proposal, Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

The policy “will support American Jobs, strengthen U.S. Manufacturing, and benefit American Taxpayers,” Trump wrote.

“The Department of Commerce is finalizing the details, and the same approach will apply to AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies,” he added in the post.

Both Nvidia and chip rival AMD, short for Advanced Micro Devices, agreed in August to share 15% of the revenue from China chip sales with the U.S. government. But around that same time, China reportedly warned companies against using the H20 AI chip that Nvidia designed especially for the country.

The H200 is a higher-grade chip than the H20, but not the company’s top-of-the-line product.

Nvidia shares climbed earlier Monday on news that the Commerce Department was set to approve the China sales, but later pared those gains. The stock rose about 2% after hours.

“We applaud President Trump’s decision to allow America’s chip industry to compete to support high paying jobs and manufacturing in America,” a spokesman from Nvidia told CNBC in a statement.

“Offering H200 to approved commercial customers, vetted by the Department of Commerce, strikes a thoughtful balance that is great for America,” the spokesman said.

Semiconductors, which are key components in nearly every category of electronics, are at the center of the AI race between the U.S. and China.

They have also played a role in the tumultuous trade relationship between the two economic superpowers.

When Beijing imposed export controls on rare-earth minerals, which are used in the production of some high-end chips, the Trump administration threatened to massively increase tariffs on U.S. imports from China.

After meeting in South Korea in late October, Trump and Xi struck a tentative trade truce in which China committed to end “retaliation” against U.S. chipmakers, according to the White House.

Trump said after that meeting that he discussed the export of Nvidia chips with Xi.

US manufacturing?
H200 made is USA meh?

Since this news coming from trump's mouth,kena take with grain of salt lah.

Didn't Jensen Huang says China banning Nvidia products?
Ayam konfius

TACO

almost year 2026 and wumaos still pancut over H200?

even the YTL DC in Johor would be equipped with Blackwell chips

just update me again when CCP are allowed to use Blackwell

Sigh! Why not continue ban exports to China. Later many drama with China On and off.

Nividia doesn't need China market.

Ya, that also depend on Winnie allow to import.

Even trump give green light.

Too late. China don't need Nvidia chips anymore

How many times he wants to u-turn?

This post has been edited by Capt. Marble: Dec 9 2025, 11:04 AM

HAHA compare

china use bicycle .huawei
MSIA use motorbike . NVIDIA

yes both can get the job done .!

seems like CCP coming out with their own chip is real. They scare ppl all in buy ccp made product.

No! US has fallen! China strongest in the universe now. Living 3000 years ahead into the future! Long live Emperor Xi! 💪🏼

using your chip so you can remote shutdown or spy on their data?

Doubt China will want to overly rely on NVidia products nowadays because they know USA politicians can anytime suddenly revoke it again. Nowadays China even develop their own software in various areas to replace USA software giants products due to such concerns. Tech products are likely to decouple since USA already makes it clear that they want to use that against China.

Later do 1 update and all fried jiken ?

Need to check got backdoor not

I think Winnie will say, Thank, but no thank.

Winnie wants the latest Blackwell.

It's all about the money ~~
It's all 'bout the dum dum da da dum dum ~~

Barely took 24 hours for China to say they prefer their Chinese bicycles compared to US spy motorbikes.
China: "Thanks, but no thanks!"