A US Commerce official stated that shipments of Nvidia H200 AI chips to mainland China and Hong Kong remain very limited despite prior approvals.
US Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey Kessler testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on 15 July 2026.
Kessler said very few shipments against licenses for H200s and equivalents have taken place.
He described the quantity of chips that reached China and Hong Kong as trivial.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrapped up his South Korea visit on June 9, emphasizing broader AI ecosystem cooperation. The trip produced multiyear partnerships with SK hynix and Samsung Electronics, plus discussions on physical AI.
Beijing added Nvidia's RTX 5090D V2 gaming chip to its list of banned goods at customs checkpoints last Friday. The move came while company chief executive Jensen Huang was in China alongside President Donald Trump.
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A senior U.S. official praised South Korea's semiconductor capabilities at the Pax Silica Summit in Washington on June 25. Under Secretary Jacob Helberg expressed expectations for Seoul's contributions to AI supply chain security.
China has added 10 US firms to its export control list and barred 46 others from government procurement, according to new regulations announced on June 23.
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Jacob Helberg, US undersecretary of state for economic affairs, said in an interview that allies need a full supply chain approach to reduce reliance on China after Beijing's export controls disrupted mineral supplies.