# Experts worry about Nvidia’s AI chip sales in China and influence over Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/77751

- Ars Technica, 2026-09-28 21:49 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/nvidia-may-sell-more-chips-in-china-as-jensen-huangs-influence-over-trump-grows/

> The Trump-Xi summit left AI export controls unchanged, while the fragile US-China trade truce was extended for only two months. Against that backdrop, China is considering easing restrictions so major firms including Alibaba and ByteDance could import more Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 chips, after being asked to explain how they might be used in servers powering AI models.

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