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February 19, 2026
Trump Attempts a Tightrope Walk on Selling AI Chips to China Without Boosting Its Military
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TL;DR
- The Trump administration is reviewing the export of powerful AI chips to China.
- The review aims to prevent the Chinese military from accessing these chips.
- Analysts believe balancing chip sales with U.S. national security is not feasible.
- The Commerce Department has set security conditions for Nvidia's H200 and AMD's MI325 chips.
- Nvidia has agreed to share a portion of its sales revenue with the U.S. government for permission to sell chips in China.
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