Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised the achievements of Chinese firms Deepseek, Alibaba, and Tencent in the field of artificial intelligence, characterizing their models as ´world class´ during an event in Beijing. Speaking at the start of a major supply chain expo, Huang underscored China’s role as both a vast and highly innovative market for artificial intelligence, encouraging American technology leaders to maintain and strengthen business relationships within China. He emphasized the transformative impact that artificial intelligence technologies are having on global supply chains.
This visit represents Huang’s third trip to China in 2025, demonstrating Nvidia’s careful balancing act between the world’s two largest economies, both vying for dominance in the artificial intelligence sector. Huang’s appearance in Beijing follows on the heels of recent engagements with US President Donald Trump and comes just ahead of a planned closed-door media event in the Chinese capital later the same day. These moves highlight Nvidia’s efforts to maintain productive dialogue amid heightened trade tensions and technological rivalry between the United States and China.
On the business front, Nvidia announced its intention to restart sales of its highly sought-after H20 artificial intelligence chips to Chinese customers, contingent on obtaining US regulatory approval. US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick cited ongoing constructive discussions between US and Chinese officials on export controls and rare earth supply. Huang assured onlookers that Nvidia anticipates swift approval of export licences, noting a backlog of chip orders from companies such as ByteDance and Tencent. While ByteDance denied it had submitted an application for the chips, Tencent declined to comment on the matter. Nvidia also unveiled plans for a new RTX Pro GPU tailored specifically for the Chinese market, designed to fully adhere to US export restrictions. These developments signal Nvidia’s commitment to serving Chinese clientele while carefully navigating the evolving geopolitical and regulatory landscape that defines today’s global artificial intelligence industry.
