White House: NVIDIA Cannot Sell Its Most Advanced AI Chips to China

According to Reuters, the White House said on Tuesday that the Trump administration currently has no intention of allowing NVIDIA to sell its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, namely Blackwell, to China.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated during a press conference at the White House: "As for the most advanced chips, namely the Blackwell chips, we currently have no intention of selling them to China."

Before this statement, President Trump said on Sunday that the most advanced chips produced by this globally most valuable company would be reserved for American companies and would not be exported to China and other countries.

The report pointed out that since August, there has been much attention on whether Trump would allow the export of a simplified version of the Blackwell chips to China. At that time, he said he might allow such sales.

Previously, Trump said he intended to "competitively" develop artificial intelligence technology and semiconductor production, which are also essential for artificial intelligence. He called the United States the "world superpower" in artificial intelligence and claimed that the U.S. "leads" China.

In January this year, the U.S. Department of Commerce released documents stating that the U.S. will impose new export restrictions on advanced chips and artificial intelligence models to protect national security and prevent these technologies from being used by unfriendly countries. According to the department, these restrictions aim to prevent artificial intelligence technology from being used to develop weapons, conduct cyberattacks, or carry out mass surveillance on hostile countries. At the same time, the Department of Commerce assured that access to advanced technologies will still be available to verified U.S. partners and allies.

China has repeatedly expressed its position on related issues. A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that the U.S. politicizes, over-safeguards, and instrumentalizes economic and trade technology issues, continuously increases export controls on chips to China, and coerces other countries to suppress China's semiconductor industry. Such actions hinder the development of the global semiconductor industry and ultimately harm themselves, harming others.

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