BIS moves H200-class China exports from presumption of denial to case-by-case

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Shifted exports to China of H200-class chips (TPP under 21,000, DRAM bandwidth under 6,500 GB/s) from a presumption of denial to case-by-case review

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The peak of the regulatory reversal. 5 conditions imposed

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Governmentfederalregister.govhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00789/revision-to-license-review-policy-for-advanced-computing-commodities

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