Echoing Trump’s sentiments, America’s finance chief Bessent says the most advanced AI GPUs are restricted to home soil – China can have Blackwell chips once they’re outdated

A couple of days ago, Trump told CBS News that China will not be allowed to have the most advanced chips Nvidia makes, but that they can otherwise deal with each other and sort out their own matters. Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent corroborated that statement, proposing how “there may be a case down the road” when Beijing can eventually get their hands on Blackwell GPUs.

Speaking to CNBC, Bessent said, “If we think about the Blackwell now, they’re the crown jewel… Given the…