
While Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) face a new government-imposed 15% revenue cut on AI chip sales to China, Intel is notably absent from this "China tax" club. That absence isn't luck—it's the result of Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) CEO Lip-Bu Tan's upcoming White House meeting, which could pave the way for the company to avoid similar penalties and strengthen ties with the U.S. government.