[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 124 (Monday, July 21, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 NVIDIA

  Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, on Nvidia and China, Donald Trump's trade war 
has created a mess for U.S. businesses. Now, he is rushing to clean up 
that mess, and he is getting played by Beijing.
  Last week, the Trump administration handed President Xi and the 
Chinese Government a major win, approving chipmaker Nvidia to resume 
selling American H20 chips, used to develop AI, to China.
  When these chips were blocked, Americans breathed a sigh of relief. 
China would not get the basic tool to catch up and even surpass us on 
AI and so many other important technological advances. Not 4 months 
ago, for that reason, the administration blocked the sale of these 
chips.
  Now, typical of Donald Trump--there is no consistency, just what he 
feels is good for himself at the moment--they are making a costly, 
troubling U-turn. Flip-flops like this show weakness to the Chinese 
Government, and that is the last thing we can afford.
  What is more, the chips are vital in the race to dominate AI. These 
H20 chips are among the best on the market and were critical for 
China's development of DeepSeek.
  We all wondered: How did China catch up with DeepSeek? Well, by using 
these chips.
  Now, Donald Trump is green-lighting the sale of even more of these 
chips. If you are worried about allowing China to dominate in AI, with 
all of the troubling prospects of that domination, then this reversal 
from the administration is a huge step toward enabling that Chinese 
dominance. Every chip Donald Trump allows Nvidia to sell to Chinese 
competitors is one more boost to Beijing in the race for AI dominance.
  The administration's capitulation keeps going. As part of trade talks 
with Beijing, they are also undermining export controls of U.S. 
technologies deemed to be critical for our national security. This 
sends an unmistakable message to adversaries around the world: 
America's national security is open to negotiation under Donald Trump's 
government.
  The administration should revert to its original decision, in April, 
to block the sale of these chips to the Chinese Government. Donald 
Trump should stop giving the Chinese Government leverage in the race 
for technologies of the future.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic whip.

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