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The Chip That Crossed the Line? NVIDIA, China, and the Great Power Tech Race

August 14, 2025
The Chip That Crossed the Line? NVIDIA, China, and the Great Power Tech Race
The Chip That Crossed the Line? NVIDIA, China, and the Great Power Tech Race

The Chip That Crossed the Line? NVIDIA, China, and the Great Power Tech Race

Brad Carson, Liza Tobin, and Ryan Evans
August 14, 2025

We’re diving into a major development at the intersection of tech, trade, and national security: the U.S. government’s decision to allow NVIDIA’s H20 chips back into the Chinese market. Brad Carson (former defense official and member of Congress) of Americans for Responsible Innovation and Liza Tobin (former CIA and National Security Council staffer) of Garnaut Global join Ryan to explore what this reversal says about America’s approach to protecting its tech edge, whether NVIDIA’s justifications hold water, why normal Americans should care about this, and what it could mean for the future of AI and semiconductor strategy

This episode also features a short clip from our new, free show, Cogs of War. You can listen to this exciting new show on defense tech and industrial issues on your podcast app of choice

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