China hawks are urging caution in response to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying that the Trump administration would be open to selling Nvidia’s most advanced chips to China on a delay.
Some policymakers argue that the United States needs to be cautious about selling advanced chips to the Asian nation — even when they are no longer on the cutting edge — given the fierce competition between Washington and Beijing over artificial intelligence. Both the Biden administration and now the Trump administration have taken steps to deny China the most cutting-edge chips, as the prospect of conflict with the country over AI or Taiwan has loomed larger.
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