Trump Announces That China Will Pay the U.S. ‘$25%’ in Exchange for Advanced AI Chips

Michael Luciano Dec 8th, 2025, 9:53 pm

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President Donald Trump announced on Monday night that he will allow chipmaker NVIDIA to sell its advanced H200 AI chips to “approved customers” in China. In return, the president said China will pay the U.S. “$25%.”

Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill – as well as Trump himself – have repeatedly emphasized a dire need to “win” the artificial intelligence race.

“Just like we won the space race, it is imperative that the United States and its allies win this race,” the White House’s AI “action plan” stated in July.

Trump said on Monday that he informed Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was removing his export

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