Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, days before a planned trip to China by the head of the world’s most valuable chipmaker, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Details of what the two men would discuss were not immediately available, and the people familiar with the meeting declined to elaborate on the agenda. Spokespeople for the White House had no immediate comment. Nvidia declined to comment.
Nvidia’s CEO has been vocal about the need for US companies to access the world’s largest semiconductor market and is a frequent visitor to China.
He is returning to the country at a sensitive time for the company, which has become ensnared in a broader US-China tech conflict as the foremost producer of chips for AI development.
Huang has called for easing US technology export curbs because they give Chinese rivals like Huawei Technologies an unfair advantage.
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US restrictions have effectively locked Nvidia out of China, the largest market for chips, and as a result, the company expects to lose out on US$8 billion in sales this quarter alone.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets Trump before heading to China
