Trump allows NVIDIA to export AI chips to China, reversing Biden ban

president Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will allow Nvidia to export artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China and other countries, partly reversing Biden-era restrictions on high-end chip exports.

Trump said that the United States will receive a 25% share of H200 chip exports, and that trade will be closely monitored to protect national security.

“I have informed President Xi of China that the United States will allow Nvidia to ship its H200 products to authorized customers in China and other countries, under conditions that allow for continued strong national security,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

Trump added: “President Xi responded positively! 25% will be paid to the United States of America.” “This policy will support American jobs, boost American manufacturing, and benefit American taxpayers.”

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In a statement to Fox News, Nvidia welcomed the decision, which comes after the company urged improved trade relations between the US and China in the wake of the Biden-era ban on more advanced AI chips.

“We applaud President Trump’s decision to allow the U.S. chip industry to compete to support high-wage jobs and manufacturing in America,” an Nvidia spokesperson said. “Offering the H200 to certified commercial customers, vetted by the Department of Commerce, strikes a thoughtful balance that is great for America.”

The H200 chips are high-performance processors made by Nvidia that help run artificial intelligence programs, such as chatbots, machine learning, and data center tasks.

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The Nvidia logo is displayed on the phone’s screen near a microchip. (Jakub Purzycki/NoorPhoto/Getty Images)

Trump also criticized the Biden administration’s 2022 rules that limited exports of advanced artificial intelligence chips and semiconductors to China over national security concerns. The restrictions mainly targeted Nvidia’s previous generation of high-end chips, such as the A100 and H100, to prevent China from gaining technological superiority.

He said the rules slowed innovation and forced companies to produce “degraded”, low-performance versions of chips that companies were allowed to sell under export controls.

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“The Biden administration forced our major companies to spend billions of dollars to build ‘degradable’ products that no one wanted, a terrible idea that slowed innovation and hurt American workers,” Trump said. “This era is over! We will protect national security, create American jobs, and maintain America’s leadership in artificial intelligence.”

“NVIDIA’s US customers are already coming forward with amazing, highly advanced Blackwell chips, and soon, Rubin, none of which will be part of this deal. My administration will always put America first. The Commerce Department is finalizing the details, and the same approach will apply to AMD, Intel, and other great American companies. Make America Great Again!”

Jensen Huang, President and CEO of Nvidia, delivers a speech on October 31, 2025. (Ezra Akayan/Getty Images/Getty Images)

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has long called for improved trade relations between the US and China, stressing that access to the Chinese market is vital to US competitiveness in artificial intelligence.

“It’s clear that we really need America back in the Chinese market so we can compete there,” Huang said earlier. “It’s good for the American people. It’s good for the American technology stack. It’s good, too.” [we’re] “We are able to compete in China so we can also win around the world.”