U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick said Washington will remove export controls on Nvidia’s H20 semiconductor once China begins supplying the United States with rare-earth magnets, a component used in electric vehicles and other advanced technologies. The secretary described the H20 as the “fourth-best” chip in Nvidia’s lineup and said President Donald Trump has authorized the change so that China can purchase the processor “in a balanced way.” The announcement signals a reciprocal arrangement—“chips for magnets”—that could ease tensions over technology restrictions while helping secure a critical raw-material supply chain. Details on implementation timing, licensing procedures and purchase volumes were not provided.
HUGE: 🇺🇸 Commerce Sec Lutnick says US' Nvidia's $NVDA H20 chip controls will come off as 🇨🇳 China delivers rare earth magnets. https://t.co/KfrBGoVMIF
Commerce Secretary Lutnick says Trump will lift the H20 chip export ban to China in exchange for access to rare earth magnet supplies https://t.co/WKlvAjW4Jg
*LUTNICK: H20 CONTROLS WILL COME OFF AS CHINA DELIVERS MAGNETS "chips for rare earths"