Bessent Is Open to Discussing Use of Nvidia Chips With China

Aug. 13, 2025, 11:39 AM UTC

The US is open to discussing with China the use of Nvidia chips, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessentsaid in an interview on Bloomberg TV.

  • Revenue from the Nvidia arrangement can go to pay down debt, Bessent says
  • The US doesn’t want Huawei to have a “digital belt and road”
  • A lot of Chinese tech is “piggybacking” from the US
  • President Trump came up with the idea of getting a share of chip sales to China, Bessent adds
  • Click here to watch the interview live
  • NOTE: Trump Confirms Nvidia to Pay 15% of H20 Chip China Sales

WATCH: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the plan for Nvidia Corp. to share 15% of the revenue from sales of its H20 AI accelerator in China with the US government. Source: Bloomberg

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