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Zero H200 chips sold to China ‘as of today’, Lutnick tells US lawmakers

South China Morning Post · · 198 words · By Khushboo Razdan
US-China Technology Trade Relations
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“Lutnick asserted before the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee that US President Donald Trump was striking a “delicate balance” on the technology transfer issue given his cordial personal relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, claiming that China had not bought any advanced chips “as of today”.”
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Multiple web search results report that Lutnick asserted before the Senate Appropriations Committee that Trump struck a 'delicate balance' regarding technology transfer due to his relationship with Xi Jinping, and that China had not bought advanced chips as of that time. The evidence points to this specific sequence of statements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman and government official who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since 2025. In 1983, Lutnick was hired at …
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““There is a delicate balance in the relationship with China. President Trump has the best relationship with President Xi, and he balances that,” he said, adding that “I understand that balance, but the president understands it the best.””
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The web search results corroborate that Lutnick stated that President Trump maintains a 'delicate balance' in the relationship with China, referencing his personal relationship with Xi Jinping.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the overall a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
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“Hoping to be what he described as “crystal clear”, Lutnick said the US was not “selling our best chips to China under any circumstances”.”
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Two separate web search results quote Lutnick stating that the US would not sell its best chips to China under any circumstances, supporting the claim that he wanted to be 'crystal clear' about this policy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On December 18, 2023, Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC), the world's third-largest steel producer, agreed to buy United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) for $14.9 billion. Under …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and subsequent retreat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman and government official who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since 2025. In 1983, Lutnick was hired at …
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““I would tell you, they have not bought any as of today,” he added.”
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Both web search results referencing Lutnick's testimony confirm that he stated that China had not bought advanced chips as of the date of his statement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman and government official who has served as the 41st United States secretary of commerce since 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — willingness to sell advanced semiconductors. Lutnick asserted before the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee that US President Donald Trump was striking a “delicate balance” on the technology tra…
https://www.scmp.com/news/us/science-technology/article/3351…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia's advanced H200 AI chips are not reaching Chinese companies. Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick stated that the Chinese central government has not permitted these sales. This is to fo…
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“Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat congressman on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, speaking in the other US legislative chamber, issued a scathing critique of what he framed as the administration’s lax enforcement of outbound technology curbs.”
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The web search results confirm that Gregory Meeks is a prominent Democrat congressman from New York associated with the House Foreign Affairs Committee. While the evidence confirms his role and the existence of related legislative activity, it corroborates the general premise of him criticizing administration enforcement regarding technology curbs through multiple search snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Weldon Meeks (born September 25, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and chaired the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, also known as the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives with jurisdiction over bills and i…
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