The Trump administration of the United States officially approved on the 13th Nvidia’s export of its second most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) chip, the H200, to China, while introducing a new regulation in response to concerns from China hawks.
According to foreign media reports, under the new regulation, Nvidia’s H200 chips must be reviewed by a third-party testing laboratory before being shipped to China, to confirm their AI technology capabilities. In addition, the number of H200 chips Chinese customers can obtain must not exceed 50% of the total amount purchased by U.S. customers.
Nvidia must prove there are sufficient H200 chips within the United States, and Chinese customers must demonstrate that they have “adequate security measures”; furthermore, these chips are not to be used for military purposes.
Neither Nvidia nor the Chinese Embassy in Washington immediately responded to requests for comment.
Last month, President Trump announced that the United States would allow Nvidia to sell H200 chips to “approved customers” in China, and 25% of sales revenue would be handed over to the U.S. government. This decision has drawn fierce criticism from China hawks in all U.S. political circles, who worry that the H200 chips will greatly enhance Beijing’s military power and undermine America’s dominance in the AI field.