Dinner with Mr. Trump helped Nvidia get out of trouble.

H20 - a chip line that Nvidia tweaked to comply with current US restrictions for sale in China - was unexpectedly given the green light by the Trump administration after just one dinner.

The Trump administration "greenlighted" the purchase of Nvidia H20 chips by China following CEO Jensen Huang's promise to invest further in US AI infrastructure. Photo: Inc.

According to NPR , the Trump administration unexpectedly reversed its plan to restrict the export of an advanced Nvidia AI chip to China, following a lavish dinner at Mar-a-Lago attended by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

The H20 chip, which Nvidia has modified to comply with current US restrictions for sale in China, seemed poised to be included in the sanctions list. However, after a private meeting, the White House decided to temporarily halt any restrictive measures.

Sources further indicate that the reason for this change stems from Nvidia's promise to invest heavily in AI data centers in the US. However, this decision goes against pressure from many lawmakers who fear that China's access to advanced US AI technology could threaten national security.

NPR , citing experts, reports that the Trump administration's "green light" for China to purchase H2O chips is a major advantage for the country. According to Jimmy Goodrich, a senior advisor at RAND, although its computing power is limited to AI training, H2O "is probably the best chip in the world for inference."

In fact, major Chinese technology companies have been quick to stockpile H2O chips worth up to $16 billion in the first quarter of 2025, indicating they anticipated potential limitations.

The US chip export controls are designed to slow China's supercomputer development, as a precaution against its development of nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence systems. Following this decision, NPR revealed that one congressman expressed disappointment and stressed that the lack of controls on the export of advanced chips would give America's rivals an opportunity to accumulate power.

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