Trump called Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to join China summit at last minute, report
Trump called Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to join China summit at last minute, report
Publish Date: 2026-05-13 06:08:00
Source Domain: www.euronews.com
-
Last-minute addition: At the last minute, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang was asked by President Trump to join the U.S. delegation visiting China, despite not being on the initial invite list.
-
Trump’s invitation: According to Reuters, Trump personally asked Huang to join the trip, indicating a possible strategic interest in leveraging Huang’s technological expertise in discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
-
Strategic lobbying: Huang has been lobbying the U.S. administration to relax export controls on AI semiconductors to allow his business to operate more freely in China.
-
China’s technological advancements: Despite U.S. advantages in capital and infrastructure for AI, China has been rapidly advancing in AI patents, publications, and robotics, according to the Stanford Institute’s recent AI report.
-
Diversified Chinese tech companies: Major Chinese companies such as Huawei, Alibaba, and ByteDance have all embarked on their own AI chip design projects.
-
Key tech leaders present: Alongside Huang, other major tech leaders attending the summit include Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon.
