Nvidia (NVDA) has pushed back against claims from Chinese state media that its H20 artificial intelligence chips pose a national security threat.

China trade negotiations for months. But Beijing has repeatedly pushed Chinese chip buyers to support domestic suppliers whenever possible. Raffaele Huang _

China has reportedly urged local companies to not buy American semiconductors, especially those made by Nvidia and AMD. The curbs come weeks after Donald Trump lifted the export ban on Nvidia's H20 chips to China.

Just hours after President Trump confirmed a new deal that will see Nvidia pay 15% of sales revenue to the government in exchange for H20 export licenses, a new Bloomberg report claims that China's government has been urging local companies to avoid using the chips for weeks.

Beijing has reportedly sent notices to a range of firms, including state enterprises and private companies, discouraging purchases of the H20, Nvidia’s less-advanced AI accelerator approved for sale i