Nvidia and smaller rival AMD have both agreed to remit 15% of the revenue they generated from AI chip sales in China to the Trump administration, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The arrangement crafted by the Trump administration is “unusual,” analysts told CNBC, but underscores the transactional nature of the current White House leader.

Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to pay 15% of their China chip revenues to the U.S. government in exchange for export licenses.