Speaker Johnson Says China’s Nvidia Ban Is Counterproductive to US–China Relations

‘China is not a fair trading partner. They’re a communist regime,’ he said.

The Nvidia logo during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center in Shanghai on July 28, 2025. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sept. 17 that China’s announcement to its domestic tech companies about not buying Nvidia chips does not benefit the bilateral relationship.

“It’s a very, I think, counterproductive development for what they’ve announced about Nvidia, and we’ve got to work through that,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program.