House China hawks are pressing ahead with efforts to prevent Beijing from accessing sensitive U.S. technology as the Trump administration green-lights chip sales. Why it matters: Congress is looking to rein in President Trump on chip sales,

Nvidia has reportedly rewritten the rulebook for its Chinese clientele, demanding full upfront payment for its flagship H200 AI processors. With over two million units on backorder and regulatory goalposts moving on both sides of the Pacific,

Chinese AI and semiconductor stocks have rallied since the breakout of the China-made DeepSeek-R1 AI model in January 2025.

Federal prosecutors say a Brooklyn warehouse became the unlikely front line of the global AI race, where workers allegedly peeled and reapplied labels on Nvidia hardware by hand so the chips could slip past U.

China mandates chipmakers to utilize at least 50% locally-produced equipment to expand capacities, aiming for self-sufficiency in semiconductors. This move accelerates domestic technological advancement,

China is tightening scrutiny of US-linked AI technology as it pushes towards self-reliance, reviewing Meta’s Manus deal and restricting Nvidia’s H200 chips, despite US export approvals, while prioriti

China is facing major challenges in its effort to catch up to the U.S. in the semiconductor chip race related to artificial intelligence.

Instead of risking long-term leadership in the world’s most strategic technology, however, President Trump can bolster the economy by increasing certainty for investors and easing prices for critical manufacturing inputs and goods the U.S. cannot produce domestically.

Beijing has asked some Chinese ‍tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips this week, ​and is expected to mandate domestic artificial intelligence chip ‌purchases, the Information reported