Nvidia CEO Huang Travels to China with Trump Delegation, Plans Company Events

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Trump Heads to Beijing with Nvidia CEO in Tow

U.S. President Donald Trump is traveling with a delegation of more than a dozen American executives to Beijing for meetings scheduled with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday and Friday. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has joined the delegation mid-journey and also has plans for separate company events in China.

"Opening up China for U.S. businesses will be my first request to President Xi."
— President Donald Trump

According to a source familiar with the situation, Trump contacted Huang after seeing media coverage of his absence from the official delegation. Huang subsequently flew to Alaska to board Air Force One.

A spokesperson for Nvidia stated: "Jensen is attending the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support America and the administration's goals."

In a social media post, Trump confirmed Huang was on board Air Force One and denied reports that Huang had not been invited. He added that opening up China for U.S. businesses would be his "first request" to Xi Jinping.

Prior to the delegation, Huang had been scheduled to visit China in the coming days, ahead of the mid-February Lunar New Year.

• Huang is expected to attend an Nvidia company event in Beijing on Monday.
• He is also anticipated to meet with prospective buyers in China to address recent logistical difficulties in supplying U.S.-approved Nvidia chips to the market.

The trip takes place amid ongoing inquiries concerning Nvidia's capacity to conduct sales within the Chinese market. China historically contributed at least one-fifth of Nvidia's data center business revenue.

U.S. export restrictions have prevented Nvidia from selling its most advanced chips to China, a measure intended to preserve Washington's lead over Beijing in the development of artificial intelligence.

Reports last week from The Information, citing sources, suggested that China would only sanction local purchases of Nvidia's H200 AI chips for specific uses, such as research. China's Commerce Ministry stated a lack of awareness regarding this situation when questioned.

Nvidia has not commented on executive travel plans. Huang made at least three visits to mainland China last year, including a trip in January for Lunar New Year celebrations.