The Trump administration’s decision allowing Nvidia Corp. to resume shipments of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China risks bolstering Beijing’s military capabilities and expanding its capacity to compete with the US in AI,

The chairman of the House Select Committee on China has objected to the resumption of Nvidia selling H20 AI chips to China, citing concerns about advancing China's AI capabilities. The decision reverses an export restriction and has sparked criticism from U.

Washington has been concerned China could use Nvidia’s chips to get a jump on the U.S. in high-tech fields, particularly when it comes to artificial intelligence.