Jensen Huang secures Trump backing for Nvidia's H200 China exports with 25% US share

Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang has rapidly moved from a low-profile figure in Washington to a central negotiator in a White House-backed deal allowing H200 chip exports to China with a 25% revenue share for the United States. Over 2025 he built direct access to Donald Trump through repeated meetings, international travel and alignment with US manufacturing plans, while lobbying Congress against strict chip export bans that he argued would strengthen Chinese competitors instead. His campaign has drawn both support and criticism, and has helped shape ongoing legislative efforts around US authority over Nvidia's China sales.