In a surprising move, the US has allowed Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices to sell less-advanced AI chips to China under one condition: they must pay 15% of their revenue to the US government. This exception highlights the Trump administration’s willingness to make deals that balance national security concerns with economic interests, as more powerful chips remain off-limits to Chinese buyers.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/trump-s-unusual-deal-to-let-nvidia-amd-sell-ai-chips-to-china-big-take-podcast