Nvidia's Huang hails Chinese AI models as 'world class'
Huang spoke briefly at the opening ceremony of a supply chain expo, one day after the AI giant said it would once again be able to sell its highly popular H20 chips in China.
Billionaire Huang is on his third visit to China this year, days after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, as his firm walks a tightrope between the world's two largest economies, each of which is battling for global dominance in AI and other cutting edge technologies.
Huang is also expected to hold a closed door media event in Beijing later on Wednesday afternoon.
The CEO of the world's most valuable firm told state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday that the Chinese market is massive, dynamic, and highly innovative, and it's crucial for American companies to establish roots in China.
On Tuesday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the planned resumption of sales of Nvidia's H20 AI chips to China are part of U.S. negotiations on rare earths.
Chinese companies have scrambled to place orders for the chips, which Nvidia would then need to send to the U.S. government for approval, the sources familiar with the matter said. They added that internet giants ByteDance and Tencent are in the process of submitting applications.
ByteDance denied that it is currently submitting applications. Tencent did not respond to a request for comment.
Nvidia has also announced it is developing a new chip for Chinese clients called the RTX Pro GPU that would also be compliant with U.S. export restrictions.
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