Nvidia’s restricted B200 AI chips, worth $1 billion, were shipped to China in just three months following Trump’s tightened export controls, according to Seeking Alpha. The chip is the most sought-after and widely available U.

At least $1 billion worth of Nvidia’s advanced artificial intelligence processors were shipped to China in the three months after Donald Trump tightened chip export controls, exposing the limits of Washington’s efforts to restrain Beijing’s high-tech ambitions.

Despite U.S. bans, Chinese buyers spent over $1B on smuggled NVIDIA AI chips like the B200, openly sold on Chinese social apps.