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Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, said on Wednesday that China probably won’t accept the company’s H200 AI chips, even if the U.S. government decides to loosen restrictions on chip exports. Speaking with reporters after meeting President Donald Trump at the White House, Jensen said he had no idea whether Chinese regulators would approve the purchase of the chips, adding, “We don’t know. We have no clue.” He made it clear that if the chips are watered down, China simply won’t buy them. “We can’t degrade chips that we sell to China,” Jensen said. “They won’t accept that.” This came after discussions within Trump’s administration on whether to allow the H200, which started shipping last year, to be sold in China. The chip is powerful enough to train and run large-scale AI models, making it one of the most sensitive pieces of technology in the U.S. hardware arsenal. Trump meets Jensen Huang as Nvidia fights off tighter export rules Trump didn’t give any direct answers when asked about export control changes during an Oval Office event later that day. But he did throw in a quick compliment at Jensen, calling him someone doing “an amazing job.” Jensen also headed to a closed-door Senate Banking Committee meeting, where export controls were once again the topic. That committee oversees trade rules tied to national security, including high-tech exports like Nvidia’s chips. As Jensen walked into the meeting, he made it clear the company’s hands are tied.If the chips are downgraded to meet U.S. limits, they’re useless to buyers in China. On the way out, Republican Senator Mike Rounds said that Jensen expressed Nvidia’s need to sell globally. “They want the customers around the world,” Rounds told reporters. “We understand that. And at the same time, we’re all concerned, including Jensen, with regard…