Overview
- President Trump announced the decision on Truth Social and said the plan preserves strong U.S. national security.
- Trump said he informed China’s President Xi Jinping of the move and described Xi’s response as positive.
- The Commerce Department will define implementation details, and similar easing could apply to AMD and Intel, according to Trump.
- The H200 belongs to Nvidia’s Hopper generation and is less advanced than Blackwell but far more capable than the previously offered H20.
- After earlier restrictions, Chinese authorities urged domestic firms to avoid Nvidia’s downgraded H20 chips, highlighting ongoing tensions over AI controls.