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December 8, 2025
Department of Commerce approves Nvidia H200 chip exports to China
This news comes as a bill was introduced in Congress last week to prevent these exact kinds of chip exports.
TL;DR
- Nvidia is allowed to ship H200 AI chips to approved customers in China.
- The U.S. government will receive a 25% cut of these sales.
- The H200 chips permitted for export are approximately 18 months old.
- This decision conflicts with congressional concerns regarding national security.
- A bill, the SAFE Chips Act, was introduced to block advanced AI chip exports to China for 30 months.
- President Trump's administration has had a shifting stance on AI chip exports to China.
- China's Cyberspace Administration had previously banned domestic companies from buying Nvidia chips.
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