The stakes are high for Nvidia as it looks to restart China chip sales in the face of fast-evolving geopolitical tensions.

Beijing has urged local companies to avoid using Nvidia Corp.’s H20 processors, particularly for government-related purposes, complicating the chipmaker’s return to China after the Trump administration reversed an effective US ban on such sales.

The world’s most valuable company by market cap finds itself in the centre of trade negotiations between Beijing and Washington.