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A bipartisan coalition of senators is urging the White House to maintain stringent restrictions on the sale of advanced AI chips and models to China. This push comes amid signals that the Trump administration might consider easing current bans, potentially allowing companies like Nvidia to sell their latest Blackwell chip to the Chinese market.

The senators emphasize that limiting China’s access to cutting-edge computing power is critical to safeguarding the U.S.’s leadership in artificial intelligence. Their resolution advocates for prioritizing access to advanced AI resources – including chips, cloud infrastructure, and sophisticated AI models – for US allies, while simultaneously preventing adversarial nations like China from acquiring them.

The core concern driving this legislative effort is the potential for China to leverage advanced AI for military modernization, sophisticated cyber warfare, and broader efforts to undermine US economic and national security interests. While Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has suggested China possesses the capacity to compete in the AI space, these senators are committed to ensuring American companies remain at the forefront of AI innovation and maintain a decisive technological advantage.