Trump: NVIDIA's advanced chips won't be given to "others"

Trump said that NVIDIA's Blackwell "is ten years ahead of any other chip," and the U.S. will not hand it over to others.

U.S. President Trump spoke to the media on Air Force One on Sunday, November 02, about NVIDIA's most advanced Blackwell processor.

After the U.S.-China summit on Thursday, the 30th, Trump told the media that he had discussed NVIDIA chips with the Chinese side, but not Blackwell. Trump also said that the Chinese would talk to NVIDIA, leading to speculation whether the U.S. would reopen the export of high-end chips to China.

The next day, Trump was interviewed by the U.S. media outlet CBS' "60 Minutes" program. When asked if he would allow NVIDIA to sell its most advanced chips to China, he answered, "No."

Trump said, "NVIDIA is the world's top chip company, we will let China communicate with NVIDIA, but not involving the most advanced products. Those products, we will not allow any country outside the U.S. to obtain." O'Connor then said, "Because then they would win the AI race." Trump responded, "Not necessarily, but they will definitely get equal advantages."

Under the U.S. high-tech export control, NVIDIA currently cannot sell its most advanced products to China; some hawkish figures in Washington believe that if China gains access to the U.S.'s highest-level technology, American technology would be used to accelerate China's military strength, which is not in the U.S. interest. On the 29th, the chairman of the House Committee on China Issues, Republican Mueller, once described selling NVIDIA's best AI chips to China as "no different from providing uranium of weapon grade to Iran."

To comply with export controls, NVIDIA designed a "downgraded version" of the H20 chip for the Chinese market. However, recent reports indicate that China, citing security risks, has asked companies to avoid using NVIDIA's H20 chips as much as possible.

NVIDIA CEO Huang Renxun reiterated the importance of the Chinese market for the company and the U.S. during his visit to South Korea for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit last week: "Serving the Chinese market is in the best interest of the U.S.; having the technology of American companies is also in the best interest of China... It is most beneficial to both countries. I hope policymakers can eventually come to the same conclusion."

Sources: Reuters + DW

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