Jensen Huang will go! On the eve of the Xi-Biden meeting, Huang confirmed boarding the plane, will chip exports become the focus of discussion?

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has accepted an invitation from Trump and confirmed his attendance at the Trump-Xi summit. The public is watching closely to see whether this trip will touch on easing China chip export controls. As a bridge for communication between China and the U.S., Huang’s participation is seen as a positive development amid the two sides’ technological power struggle.

On the eve of the Trump-Xi summit, Huang confirms he is going

Multiple foreign media outlets report that the “Trump-Xi summit” between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to take place this week, and that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—who had originally been reported as not attending—has now confirmed that he will go.

According to CNBC, a list of 16 corporate executives released by the White House yesterday (5/12) originally did not include Huang’s name. But insiders say that after Trump saw the report, he personally called to invite him. Huang then flew to Alaska, and while staying on Air Force One, he boarded the plane.

A Nvidia spokesperson said that Huang’s invitation to attend is to support U.S. government goals. Trump also posted on Truth Social confirming that Huang was on board, and emphasized that earlier CNBC reports were wrong. He further stressed that his top request to Xi Jinping is for China to open up to U.S. companies.

Image source: Truth Social

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Whether chip export control topics will become the focus

Huang’s last-minute addition has sparked speculation over whether the negotiations will involve chip export restrictions.

According to Politico, Huang has repeatedly lobbied the U.S. government to relax semiconductor export controls. Last December, he successfully helped the government approve the sale of H200 chips to China. This move was questioned by hawks from both U.S. political parties, who worry that China’s acquisition of advanced chips could give it an advantage in the AI race.

Over the past 4 years, Nvidia’s advanced chips sold to China have faced strict restrictions. Nvidia said in February that chips approved by the U.S. have not yet been allowed to enter China. At the same time, China is building a domestic chip industry and developing models such as DeepSeek that do not rely on Nvidia. In an official Chinese journal, it is admitted that due to U.S. restrictions, local companies’ development has been forced to slow down.

The chip showdown between China and the U.S. continues, with Jensen Huang acting as a communication bridge

The New York Times noted that Huang has close ties with Trump and plays a communication bridge between Washington and Beijing.

Selling chips to China remains controversial in the U.S. Last summer, Trump approved Nvidia to sell older-generation chips to China and planned to take a cut of the profits, but the Chinese government did not approve the purchase. Some Republicans support restricting sales, and within the Trump administration last year there were also national security considerations that led to discouraging sales of more advanced chips.

Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez told CNBC that there is still a long way to go before the two sides can reach an export-control agreement. He added that Huang being part of the delegation is a positive development, with important significance for both sides.

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