Nvidia faces push-back on shipment to China
Republican representative John Moolenaar, the chair of the House of Representatives' select committee on the Chinese communist party (CDP), stated in his letter to Lutnick on 18 July he still supports the original ban.
Nvidia reconfigured its high-end offerings for China following US export controls on AI chips introduced in October 2023 during President Joe Biden's administration. The H20 GPU was the top performing chip prior to export restrictions.
Last week the chipmaker received assurances from US authorities it can resume selling the chip, which could be a financial windfall for Nvidia.
'The Commerce Department made the right call in banning the H20. Now it must hold the line', Moolenaar wrote. 'We can't let the CCP use American chips to train AI models that will power its military, censor its people, and undercut American innovation.' Moolenaar stated in his letter he seeks a briefing with the Department of Commerce 'as soon as possible,' but no later than 8 August.
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