White House approves Nvidia chip sales to China despite bipartisan concerns in House

Published January 14, 2026 1:02pm ET



President Donald Trump greenlit U.S. tech giant Nvidia to sell critical chips to Chinese vendors, despite warnings from experts that it would narrow the country’s lead in the artificial intelligence arms race.

Nvidia, which became the largest company in the world last year with a market capitalization of approximately $4.6 trillion, will now be free to export a controlled supply of its highly coveted H200 AI chips to the Chinese market.

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