# Why Nvidia and others in Silicon Valley oppose a US ban on Chinese AI - Nikkei Asia

*Источник: Nikkei Asia*
*Дата: 2026-07-30*
*Язык: en*

**Кратко:** PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG -- As the Trump administration floated the idea of banning Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models, Silicon Valley protested -- even before China's tech companies and government did. America's tech ecosystem needs open-weight models to drive growth as AI bubble fears grow
The Trump administration and tech companies are taking different views of how to respond to the rise of Chinese AI models.

PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG -- As the Trump administration floated the idea of banning Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models, Silicon Valley protested -- even before China's tech companies and government did.
America's tech ecosystem needs open-weight models to drive growth as AI bubble fears grow
The Trump administration and tech companies are taking different views of how to respond to the rise of Chinese AI models. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG -- As the Trump administration floated the idea of banning Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models, Silicon Valley protested -- even before China's tech companies and government did.

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