US-China Relations

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.
Speaker Johnson Says China’s Nvidia Ban Is Counterproductive to US–China Relations
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
Catherine Yang
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sept. 17 that China’s announcement about its domestic tech companies 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.
Catherine Yang
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang is a reporter for The Epoch Times based in New York.