Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China begin

A top U.S. official, Jeffrey Kessler, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Nvidia has shipped a 'very few' H200 AI chips to China and China — Hong Kong, marking the first deliveries since the Trump administration approved such sales in December 2025. The Commerce Department had cleared around 10 Chinese firms, including Tencent and ByteDance, to purchase the chips, but shipments had been delayed. The hearing also saw criticism from lawmakers Gregory Meeks and Bill Huizenga over the administration's export control policies, including a lack of new additions to the Entity List and a loophole potentially allowing Chinese firms to obtain Nvidia Blackwell chips. Kessler defended the department's actions and noted future regulatory actions on AI chips. The Trump administration also loosened export controls on the United Arab Emirates. The event highlights ongoing tensions in the US-China technology rivalry.