Trump says no Blackwell chips to be sold to China — Nvidia re-entry into Beijing nixed despite temporary trade truce

Washington and Beijing have been engaged in an escalating trade war ever since the Trump administration took over, with tensions over semiconductors in particular reaching an all-time peak. Despite a year-long trade truce being reached last week, it seems President Trump is still adamant about his position to restrict high-end AI chip access to China. Speaking to CBS last night, Trump made it clear that Nvidia’s current-gen, flagship Blackwell AI GPUs will not be allowed to be sold to China, and that…