Lutnick gets grilling on Nvidia chip sales to China in letter from Sen. Chris Coons
Senator Chris Coons questioned Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over discrepancies in statements about U.S. approval of Nvidia's H200 chip sales to China, citing national security concerns. Lutnick claimed no H200 chips had been sold to Chinese companies, contradicting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's earlier remarks about receiving export approvals. Coons requested detailed information from Lutnick on licensed and shipped H200 chips, ahead of a planned presidential visit to China.
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Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about allowing Nvidia's H200 chips for artificial intelligence to be sold to China in a letter first reported by CNBC. The letter follows Coons questioning Lutnick at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing last week. Lutnick said it was his understanding the U.S. had not sold any H200 to Chinese companies. "We have not sold them any chips as of yet," Lutnick said in response to a question from Coons at the April 22 hearing.Lutnick's statement contradicted remarks from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who told reporters in March that Nvidia had gotten approvals from both the US and Chinese government to sell H200 chips to China."Your statements before the committee appear to contradict Huang's comments," Coons said in the…
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