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In a year when China has become a graveyard for Western tech ambitions, Apple (AAPL $267.40, -1.10%) and Nvidia (NVDA $207.62, +2.53%) are showing that record-breaking success no longer depends on the world’s second-largest economy.

These are the two most valuable publicly traded companies on Earth — and both have hit new heights even as their China businesses falter.

For Apple, tariffs and local competition have weighed heavily on its operations. Sales in Greater China have declined year over year in eight of the past nine quarters, with its latest report showing revenue of $14.5 billion — down 3.6% from last year and 11.8% below estimates.

For Nvidia, U.S. export restrictions have slammed the door on its access to China’s AI chip market. CEO Jensen Huang even admitted this week that he’s uncertain whether the company will ever sell its new Blackwell chips there. Yet demand elsewhere is more than compensating — Nvidia has now booked over $500 billion in orders for its Blackwell and Rubin GPUs through 2026.

The Resilient U.S. Machine

The strength of Apple and Nvidia highlights the unique state of the U.S. economy in 2025:

• Corporates are flush with cash — enough to spend freely on AI infrastructure.

• Investors are more than willing to fund AI expansion at nearly any cost.

• High-end consumers are still shelling out for new Apple devices powered by A19 chips.

• Meanwhile, lower-income households are tightening belts — even at the checkout line at Chipotle.

In this landscape, Apple and Nvidia’s divergent strengths reveal two sides of America’s tech supremacy.

Apple: The Moat Still Holds

Apple’s resilience speaks to its brand loyalty and ecosystem dominance. Even when iPhone sales plateau, recurring Services revenue — from Apple Music, iCloud, and its expanding ecosystem — continues to climb.

The company’s moat is so deep that even consumers who grumble about upgrades still find themselves paying more each year. The iPhone 17 Pro isn’t a revolution, but for millions, staying in the blue bubble remains non-negotiable.

Apple’s AI efforts are quieter than its peers’, but its business stability reminds investors how strong these megacaps are before adding any AI-driven growth.

Nvidia: The AI Engine

Nvidia’s story, by contrast, is pure growth momentum. The company has become the backbone of the AI revolution, as nearly every tech giant — including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google — races to buy its chips.

Even without China, Nvidia’s order books are bursting. The $500 billion in GPU commitments show that the AI wave has gone global — and that the company’s chokehold on advanced computing remains unmatched.

A Broader Market Signal

The success of Apple and Nvidia is part of a larger pattern. A Goldman Sachs basket of Russell 1000 companies with elevated China exposure has outperformed the broader market this year — even when semiconductors are excluded.

And the semis, for their part, are doing even better.

Despite tariffs, trade tensions, and geopolitical uncertainty, the takeaway is clear:

In today’s market, a “China-exposed” company is just another name for a high-growth one.

Bottom line: Apple and Nvidia’s surge to the $4 trillion club isn’t defying gravity — it’s redefining it. Their dominance proves that even in a world divided by policy and politics, U.S. innovation remains the ultimate export.