{"id":4319,"date":"2026-05-13T02:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/jensen-huang-is-joining-trumps-china-trip-after-the-u-s-president-called-the-nvidia-ceo\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T02:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:38:34","slug":"jensen-huang-is-joining-trumps-china-trip-after-the-u-s-president-called-the-nvidia-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finznest.com\/blog\/jensen-huang-is-joining-trumps-china-trip-after-the-u-s-president-called-the-nvidia-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Jensen Huang is joining Trump&#8217;s China trip after the U.S. president called the Nvidia CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108302527\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia speaks with CNBC on May 5, 2026. <\/p>\n<p>CNBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>BEIJING \u2014 <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\">Nvidia<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> CEO Jensen Huang is joining U.S. President Donald Trump&#8217;s trip to China this week, the chipmaker confirmed to CNBC, after initial indications the executive had not been invited. <\/p>\n<p>After seeing the media coverage of Huang&#8217;s absence from the delegation, Trump called the Nvidia executive and asked him to join, a source familiar with the situation told CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>Huang flew to Alaska to board Air Force One, the source said. <\/p>\n<p>Trump is bringing more than a dozen U.S. executives to Beijing this week where he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday and Friday. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jensen is attending the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support America and the administration&#8217;s goals,&#8221; a spokesperson for the chip giant said in a statement. Nvidia referred to the same comment when asked about Huang joining mid-journey in Alaska, but did not provide a reason.<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Nvidia&#8217;s most advanced chips, widely used for training AI models, have faced tighter U.S. restrictions on China sales over the last four years. The company said in February that U.S.-government-approved versions of the chips had\u00a0yet to be allowed into China.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I still believe that we are far away from a deal on export controls &#8230; it&#8217;s positive that he&#8217;s there and he&#8217;s part of the President&#8217;s delegation, and that that that&#8217;s important for him and it&#8217;s important for the President,&#8221; Carlos Gutierrez, former U.S. secretary of commerce, told &#8220;Squawk Box Asia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia speaks with CNBC on May 5, 2026. 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