Chinese FM responds to US govt’s planned approval of H200 chip sales to China in exchange for a 25% fee

By Global Times Published: Jan 15, 2026 03:56 PM

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning

In response to a question regarding that US President Donald Trump said earlier that the US government would approve Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China and would collect a roughly 25 percent fee on the chip sales, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday that China has repeatedly made its position clear on US chip exports to China and related tariff issues.

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