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US Approves $NVDA H200 Chip Sales to China; Beijing Trip Sparks Demand Optimism

The US government cleared NVIDIA to sell advanced H200 chips to ten Chinese companies, while CEO Jensen Huang's attendance at a Trump-Xi state banquet in Beijing signals warming trade relations and potential demand surge. The approval undercuts earlier restrictions and lifts semiconductor bullish sentiment.

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Key facts

  • US approved NVIDIA H200 chip sales to 10 Chinese companies on May 14, 2026
  • NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang attended Trump-Xi state banquet in Beijing same day
  • NVDA shares rallied 20% in seven days, nearing $6 trillion market cap
  • US Trade Rep. Greer signaled willingness to continue US-China trade truce

What's happening

The US government has approved sales of NVIDIA's H200 chips to ten Chinese companies, marking a significant reversal in AI semiconductor export restrictions. This decision arrived as NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang attended a state banquet alongside Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, creating market optics around renewed US-China cooperation on trade and tech.

Huang's physical presence at the Beijing negotiations, alongside other major tech and defense CEOs including Tim Cook and Elon Musk, signaled to traders that semiconductor demand from China remains viable despite geopolitical tensions. The H200 approval removes a major overhang that had weighed on NVIDIA's China revenue projections. Traders interpreted the dual signal (regulatory clearance plus CEO attendance at high-level talks) as evidence that the US-China trade truce is holding and that American chipmakers retain meaningful market access.

The chip approval coincides with broader momentum in AI infrastructure spending. NVIDIA shares rallied to near $6 trillion market cap valuation, extending a 20% gain over seven days. The narrative shift from "China trade war" to "selective engagement" has lifted mega-cap tech broadly, with META, MSFT, and AAPL all anchoring broad-based record highs in SPY and QQQ. For semiconductor and AI infrastructure investors, the H200 approval removes a tail risk and re-prices expectations for full-year revenue growth.

Sceptics note that the approval covers only ten companies and may represent a controlled, temporary gesture rather than a durable reopening of the China market. Geopolitical risk around Taiwan, highlighted by Xi's warning about US-China "clashes", remains a wild card that could reverse trade momentum at any moment.

What to watch next

  • 01Trump-Xi trade announcement details: ongoing in Beijing
  • 02NVIDIA Q2 earnings guidance on China revenue: May/June 2026
  • 03Taiwan tensions escalation risk: real-time Xi statements
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