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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Joins Trump’s China Trip Amid US-China Tensions

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined US President Donald Trump’s last-minute trip to China, despite ongoing US-China tensions over advanced chip sales. The inclusion of Huang, a key figure in AI and semiconductor technology, was reportedly at Trump’s personal request. Trump aimed to leverage the visit to encourage China to open up to American business.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was added to the delegation at the last minute, joining a list of 17 American CEOs, including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and David Solomon. The trip, which included a 36-hour meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, was marked by Trump’s public appeal for China to 'open up' to American business. Huang’s inclusion was controversial, as Nvidia has faced scrutiny for its advanced chip sales to China, a market where the company has lost significant share.

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IndependentSouth China Morning PostMay 13, 01:00 PM
Trump flies to Beijing, Nvidia’s Huang joins trip at last minute

US President Donald Trump said he would urge China’s Xi Jinping to “open up” to American business, and belatedly added Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to the list of executives accompanying him on a trip to Beijing. “I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic,” Trump said on social media. “I will make that my very first request.” Huang boarded Air Force One during a refuelling stop in Alaska on Wednesday,...

IndependentTimes of IndiaMay 13, 12:38 PM
China trip: Why Trump invited Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the 11th hour

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was added to President Trump's China visit delegation at the last minute, reportedly at Trump's personal request. Huang's presence was seen as a political liability due to ongoing US-China tensions over advanced chip sales to China, a market where Nvidia has lost significant share.

IndependentThe GuardianMay 13, 11:41 AM
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang joins Trump as tech dominates China trip

Invitation to be part of group including Elon Musk and Tim Cook highlights American AI and tech ambitions The billionaire chief executive of the chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has joined Donald Trump’s China delegation after a reported last-minute invitation, highlighting the US’s AI and tech ambitions. Huang will join a roster of US bosses including the Tesla chief executive and X owner, Elon Musk, the Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, and Goldman Sachs’s David Solomon at Trump’s 36-hour meeting with the China president, Xi Jinping. Continue reading...

IndependentSouth China Morning PostMay 13, 06:06 AM
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang joins Trump’s trip to China after all

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will join US President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, the company has confirmed. “Jensen is attending the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support America and the administration’s goals,” an Nvidia representative told the South China Morning Post in an email. Seventeen American CEOs were on the original list of business delegates released by the White House on Monday – a smaller group than Trump’s previous China trip in 2017, when 27...