Trump says Nvidia can sell H200s to China – if Washington gets a 25 percent cut

US President Donald Trump has signalled he will allow Nvidia to resume sales of its H200 accelerators to China.

“I have informed President Xi, of China, that the United States will allow NVIDIA to ship its H200 products to approved customers in China, and other Countries, under conditions that allow for continued strong National Security,” Trump wrote in a Monday post to his social network, Truth Social.

“President Xi responded positively!” he added, before stating “$25% will be paid to the United States of America” – a seeming reference to past suggestions that the administration would charge license fees on chip exports to China.

Trump’s post does not contain any detail about how his proposal will protect the USA’s national security, an issue that the Biden administration cited as the main reason for its ban on sales of advanced accelerators to China.

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