The back-and-forth over the flow of US chips to China has finally\nreached a breakthrough point. Just moments ago, US President Donald\nTrump opened access to Nvidia\u2019s advanced H200 chips to China, after\npreviously imposing strict bans.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s decision is viewed as a increasingly conciliatory stance\ntowards China, sparking debate among US policymakers. Many are concerned\nthat China will use advanced US chips to develop military AI.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, China, which has been ramping up its domestic chip\nindustry following repeated US sanctions, did not immediately accept\nTrump\u2019s decision with open arms.<\/p>\n
Reports indicate that China also played hardball and initially\nrejected Nvidia\u2019s H200 chips for its market. After prolonged\nnegotiations, the Xi Jinping administration finally \u2018gave in\u2019 and\naccepted the influx of US chips.<\/p>\n
Nvidia can now sell a number of its AI chips in China. This brings an\nend to months-long trade conflict between Beijing and the US.<\/p>\n
Sources cited by Reuters state that Nvidia has received Beijing\u2019s\napproval to sell its second-most powerful AI chip in the country. This\nincludes preparing a version of Groq\u2019s AI chip for sale in China.<\/p>\n
Nvidia has indeed been caught in the whirlwind of the US-China\nconflict, which hampered sales to Beijing. Subsequently, Nvidia obtained\nUS approvals for several chips, including the H200, for customers based\nin China.<\/p>\n
Not long ago, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also confirmed obtaining\nlicences for more customers for the H200. Nvidia has received larger\norders, allowing the company to continue chip production.<\/p>\n
\u2018Our supply chain is becoming increasingly active,\u2019 he explained.<\/p>\n
Most recently, Nvidia has received licences for numerous Chinese\ncustomers from the local government, as cited from Reuters on Thursday\n(19\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington said\nthey were unaware of the details on the matter. The embassy side asked\nto direct questions to the relevant authorities.<\/p>\n
The same report was covered by CNBC International, which stated that\nHuang confirmed the company obtained approvals from both the US and\nChina.<\/p>\n
A Chinese company claimed it was unaware of the government\u2019s final\napproval. The information came from Nvidia, stating that the company\ncould now place purchase orders.<\/p>\n
In January, Reuters reported that China had given preliminary\napproval to three domestic giants\u2014ByteDance, Tencent, and Alibaba\u2014along\nwith AI startup DeepSeek to import Nvidia chips.<\/p>\n
However, that report stated that China\u2019s approval to purchase Nvidia\nchips was still in the finalisation stage. The companies did not\nimmediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/xi-jinping-finally-gives-in-china-relents-to-american-chip-influx-1773906680", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }