U.S. Commerce Secretary: Discussions with Nvidia on selling AI chips to China are ongoing

According to a report on Taiwan’s Economic Daily website on December 12, U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo said that the U.S. government is discussing with Nvidia the issue of allowing the sale of AI chips to China, but emphasized that Nvidia cannot sell the most advanced chips to Chinese companies. She also said that the United States is carefully studying the details of the three AI chips that Nvidia is developing for China.

According to reports, Raimondo said in an interview with Reuters on the 11th: "Nvidia can, will and should sell AI chips to China, because most AI chips will be used for commercial applications. We cannot allow Nvidia to export the most complex, The most powerful AI chip.”

Raimondo said she spoke with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang a week ago, and Huang said, "We don't want to violate the rules. Tell us the rules and we will cooperate."

Raimondo said the Commerce Department is working with Nvidia, "Nvidia wants to do the right thing. Of course, Nvidia wants to sell as many chips as possible."

According to the report, Raimondo said in an interview with Bloomberg on the 11th: "We will check every indicator of every new chip to ensure that it does not violate export controls."

According to reports, Huang Renxun previously said that Nvidia is working closely with the US government to ensure that new chips for the Chinese market comply with export restrictions.