WYDEN, COLLEAGUES PRESS LUTNICK ON ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO SELL OUT NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY BY GREENLIGHTING THE SALE OF ADVANCED CHIPS TO CHINA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to raise concerns over the Trump Administration's decision to disregard warnings from its own Department of Justice and allow NVIDIA to export its advanced H200 AI chips to China.

"The President's dangerous decision to give away critical national security controls represents a significant departure from longstanding bipartisan efforts to ensure that U.S. technology does not turbocharge China's military and technological capabilities," the lawmakers wrote to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik. "The PRC seeks NVIDIA's H200s chips to develop and deploy AI systems, including for military and c...