By Ananya Gairola
Publication Date: 2026-03-20 15:31:00
On Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized the Donald Trump selling its “advanced” chips to China.
Her statement came after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the chipmaker is restarting shipments of advanced processors to China.
“Trump just signed off on NVIDIA’s plan to divert advanced chips to China,” Warren wrote on X. “That’ll drive prices of laptops and smartphones even higher — and help China overtake us in AI. Big Tech and China win. The rest of us lose.”
https://twitter.com/SenWarren/status/2034257629715869810?
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Warren. Nvidia and the White House did not immediately respond to Benzinga’s request for comments.
Previously, former U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also criticized Trump for his decision to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 AI chips to China.
The comments came after Nvidia Huang confirmed the company has begun receiving new purchase orders from Chinese customers for its advanced H200 chips.
He added that Nvidia has secured the necessary approvals from both U.S. and Chinese regulators, clearing a key hurdle that had stalled shipments for months.
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