Comment by Tim Kaine

Let's be clear in what this chip is. The H200 is used to train and deploy frontier AI systems--systems that U.S. national security Agencies have long warned have numerous military and intelligence applications. Previous administrations, working with allies, imposed export controls precisely--precisely--because they worked. China fell behind. Even the CEO of China's leading AI firm has admitted publicly that the access to advanced chips is their biggest bottleneck. Unverified source (2026)