National Security Experts Urge U.S. to Block Nvidia H20 Chip Sales to China
20 security officials warn that Nvidia's H20 chips could endanger U.S. national security if sold to China.
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National Security Experts Urge U.S. to Block Nvidia H20 Chip Sales to China Why National Security Experts Are Urging a Ban on Nvidia H20 Chip Sales to China U.S. national security concerns have reignited over Nvidia’s advanced AI chip sales to China. Despite recent approval by the Trump administration allowing Nvidia to resume shipments of its H20 AI chips, a group of 20 national security experts and former officials are calling for a reversal of this decision. Their primary concern centers on how the Nvidia H20 chip, built specifically for AI inference tasks, could significantly boost China’s military and technological edge—an outcome they argue would compromise U.S. national security. Image Credits:Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg / Getty Images The debate surrounding Nvidia’s H20 chip reflects larger tensions between advancing U.S. innovation and maintaining strong export controls over technologies with dual-use capabilities. These experts argue that while the H20 chip may have been framed as less powerful than Nvidia’s top-tier offerings, its potential for accelera…
