Jensen Huang woos Beijing
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday in Beijing that the company hopes to deliver more advanced AI chips to China as regulations allow, according to Benzinga. Huang emphasized that technology evolves quickly and Nvidia wants its China offerings to keep pace.
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang held a lengthy interview with over 30 Chinese media outlets in Beijing, addressing issues ranging from the recent resumption of H20 chip sales in China to Huawei's standing in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
Jensen Huang extolled China’s technological advances and said President Trump wouldn’t mind his meetings in Beijing.
The approvals mark a major reversal after April’s sweeping restrictions, imposed by the Trump administration, barred companies from selling certain advanced semiconductors to China. Those rules left Nvidia facing a $4.5 billion inventory write-down, as it had no alternative buyers for its H20 chips.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visits China, praises its electric vehicles and tech innovation, calls Xiaomi a miracle, and hopes for stronger US-China tech ties.
Jensen Huang, the chipmaker’s chief executive, is trying to balance his company’s interests as the United States and China compete for supremacy in artificial intelligence.
Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang spent months telling everyone what a grave mistake the US was making restricting shipments of artificial intelligence processors to China — with little sign that his argument was swaying anyone.