China Wants US To Soften AI Chip Export Rules To Seal Trade Deal: Report

Last Updated:August 10, 2025, 18:30 IST

China urges the US to relax export controls on AI-critical chips, especially high-bandwidth memory chips, before a possible summit between Trump and Xi Jinping, reports FT.

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China wants the United States to ease export controls on chips critical for artificial intelligence as part of a trade agreement ahead of a potential summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

According to Chinese officials, Beijing wants the Trump administration to relax export restrictions on high-bandwidth memory chips, the newspaper reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported.

The White House, State Department, and China’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the report.

HBM chips, used to accelerate data-heavy AI tasks, are closely monitored by investors for their role in powering AI graphics processors, especially those made by Nvidia (NVDA.O).

As per FT, China is concerned because the U.S. HBM controls hamper the ability of Chinese companies such as Huawei to develop their own AI chips.

Successive US administrations have restricted the export of advanced chips to China to hinder Beijing’s progress in AI and defence technologies.

Although the restrictions have limited U.S. companies’ ability to fully meet surging demand from China—one of the world’s largest semiconductor markets—the country remains a significant source of revenue for American chipmakers.

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August 10, 2025, 18:30 IST

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