U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he might allow Nvidia to sell a scaled-down version of its next-generation advanced GPU chip in China, despite deep-seated fears in Washington that China could harness U.

Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to give the U.S. government 15% of their revenue from sales of their respective artificial intelligence (AI) data center chips designed for the China market in exchange for obtaining export licenses. This will be a very minor speed bump for Nvidia, whose revenue growth and profitability are phenomenal.

The US has sought to maintain its sovereignty in AI, citing national security concerns and financial motivations.