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\nNvidia reportedly hopes to sell its H200 AI chips in China as soon as February, after winning President Donald Trump’s approval in exchange for a 25% revenue-sharing agreement.However, the chip’s export to China could still face challenges in the U.S., as well as in China, injecting uncertainty into expectations around sales.<\/p>\n
Nvidia finally won President Donald Trump’s approval<\/a> to sell its H200 AI chips in China, but will it be able to seal the deal?\n<\/p>\n The company looks to sell the chip in China as soon as February, Reuters reported Monday, after President Trump greenlighted the chip earlier this month in exchange for a 25% revenue-sharing agreement. But uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers or China’s government will allow the sales has weighed on investor confidence that the sales will happen.\n<\/p>\n The H200 chip, which is a generation behind Nvidia’s\u00a0Blackwell line<\/a>, had been banned for sale to China on national security concerns, and its export to the country still faces vocal bipartisan opposition in the U.S., along with potential challenges in China.\n<\/p>\n Why This Matters for Investors<\/p>\n Caught in the crosshairs of U.S.-China relations, exports of Nvidia’s most advanced AI chips to China remain restricted. The chipmaker at the heart of the AI boom has argued<\/a> that limiting China’s access could hurt America\u2019s competitiveness by driving Chinese firms to develop stronger products.<\/p>\n Since Trump announced the H200 deal in early December, U.S. lawmakers \u200cfrom both parties have pushed back with demands for more oversight and bills that could block sales. On Friday, House Republicans introduced a bill that would allow Congress to block advanced AI chip exports, a day after House Democrats proposed a bill that would prohibit sales of America’s most advanced chips to China and other countries of concern.\n<\/p>\n