The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has authorized Nvidia to sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, imposing a 25% commission on sales. The announcement was made by Trump on his Truth Social platform, as reported by Europa Press, where he also noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping has been informed and has given his approval under conditions that ensure national security, according to the president himself. Trump stated that this measure "will support American jobs, strengthen the domestic manufacturing industry, and benefit taxpayers." He also indicated that the Department of Commerce is finalizing the details and that the same policy will apply to other major U.S. tech companies like AMD and Intel. The authorization to export the H200 chip is seen as a middle ground compared to Nvidia's previous proposal to sell its more advanced Blackwell chips to Chinese customers, according to sources cited by Bloomberg before the official announcement. A prior agreement, pushed by Trump, contemplated that Nvidia and AMD would pay a percentage of their revenues in China from the sale of AI chips, but it did not materialize due to a lack of regulations and opposition from Beijing, which reduced demand for these products in the Asian country. The green light to sell the H200 is a victory for Nvidia, which seeks to have Trump and Congress relax export controls that have prevented it from accessing the Chinese market, the second largest in the world. Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia, has strengthened ties with Trump since the November 2024 elections and has argued that the restrictions only benefit Chinese competitors like Huawei. Last month, Huang estimated that China represents a $50 billion market for Nvidia, although the company has currently excluded revenues from Chinese data centers from its forecasts. "We would love to reconnect with the Chinese market," Huang told Bloomberg Television. Nvidia also achieved a victory in Congress last week when lawmakers removed a clause from the defense bill that would have limited the sale of advanced AI chips to China and other adversarial countries. The so-called GAIN Act for AI would have required manufacturers like Nvidia and AMD to prioritize U.S. customers before exporting to countries with restrictions. Any relaxation of export controls would represent a significant shift from the policies implemented since 2022 to prevent China and its military from accessing cutting-edge U.S. technology.