Trump Team Resists Nvidia, Upholds AI Export Curbs to China

Balancing act: Nvidia banks on Shanghai R&D center to sustain China market as US export curbs tighten

The recently reported, citing informed sources, that Nvidia plans to establish a new R&D center in Shanghai to strengthen its strategic presence in the Chinese market. The initiative not only responds to China's persistent strong demand for high-end chips but also underscores a pragmatic strategy by the US chip firm to find balance amid rising geopolitical tensions.

Trump Team Resists Nvidia, Upholds AI Export Curbs to China

“When it comes to inside China … there is still bipartisan and broad concern about what can happen to these GPUs once they’re physically inside” the country, a White House adviser said.

It was at the beginning of 2025 that Donald Trump regained his position as president in the United States. This was the second time he exercised and even though in his first presidency we found things that he did not like, the decisions he has made on this occasion are worse. We have seen years ago his taste for the implementation of import tariffs/rates for foreign products, something that affected the price of products such as GPUs. In this se…