House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sept. 17 that China’s announcement about its domestic tech companies not buying Nvidia chips does not benefit the bilateral relationship.
“It’s a very, I think, counterproductive development for what they’ve announced about Nvidia, and we’ve got to work through that,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program.
The Financial Times had reported that the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered tech companies not to buy Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D chip, designed specifically for China, which was made to comply with U.S. export controls.
Johnson said that the United States has not been provocative in its relationship with China, but the Chinese regime may have other ideas….