Criticism is growing in Washington after President Donald Trump announced that Nvidia may sell its H200 AI chips to approved customers in China. Lawmakers from both parties warned the move could erode the US lead in semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The House committee on the Chinese Communist Party cautioned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang that Beijing could replicate and mass-produce the technology. Senator Elizabeth Warren said the decision risks accelerating China’s technological and military ambitions, while Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer accused Mr Trump of abandoning his pledge to be tough on China. The backlash follows a Justice Department operation exposing alleged smuggling of Nvidia’s H100 and H200 chips, underscoring their importance to national security.
