, Dec. 9 -- The United States will permit exports of Nvidia's H200 AI chips to China, with a 25% fee collected on sales, President Donald Trump announced Monday.

The move aims to balance maintaining U.S. leadership in AI technology while addressing national security concerns over advanced chip transfers to China. Trump said the same approach will apply to other AI chipmakers, including AMD and Intel, reports Reuters.

The decision follows debate over whether restricting Nvidia and competitors from selling to China would help U.S. global dominance or spur Chinese self-reliance in AI. Nvidia shares rose 2% in after-hours trading following Trump's announcement, with the U.S. Commerce Department finalizing details. Trump stated the arrangeme...