President Trump’s move fulfills a major goal of the chipmaker. But the move faces opposition in Washington — and uncertainty in Beijing.

Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.

Amid skyrocketing demand for artificial intelligence systems, the chip-making giant has been thrust into the economic feud between Beijing and Washington.

The president signaled he would discuss the sale of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips in a summit on Thursday, a move U.S. officials warned would be a “massive” national security mistake.

The A.I. chip maker has become a linchpin in the Trump administration’s trade negotiations in Asia.