The stakes are high for Nvidia as it looks to restart China chip sales in the face of fast-evolving geopolitical tensions.

U.S. President Donald Trump has targeted top economic rival China with a cascade of tariff orders on billions of dollars of imported goods aimed at narrowing a wide trade deficit, bringing back lost manufacturing and crippling the fentanyl trade.

One dismayed Democratic lawmaker said the move signals to China “that American national security principles are negotiable for the right fee."