Nvidia Corporation Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has said that his company is currently unable to sell its artificial intelligence chips in China, as both the United States and China have imposed restrictions on semiconductor trade between the two nations.
Huang arrived in Taiwan on Friday to meet with long-time partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company after completing a global tour that drew attention for his comments on the US-China AI race. In an interview quoted by a common publication, Huang was reported as saying “China will win” the AI competition because of lower energy costs and more favourable regulations. He later clarified that his statement was meant to highlight China’s growing strength in the technology sector.
Huang, who founded Nvidia 62 years ago, has consistently expressed interest in expanding business in China. However, ongoing political tensions between Washington and Beijing have hindered these efforts. In October, US President Donald Trump had said he would discuss the possibility of selling Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chips to China during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping but later retracted the statement, and the issue was not discussed.
Speaking from Tainan, south of Taipei, Huang said Nvidia is not attempting to revive plans to sell its Blackwell chips in China. “There are no active discussions. Currently, we’re not planning to ship anything to China,” he said.
Although Nvidia has permission from Washington to sell its less advanced H20 chips in China, Beijing has instructed domestic firms to avoid purchasing these products and instead support local alternatives. Chinese companies such as Huawei Technologies and Cambricon Technologies are developing their own AI chips as part of efforts to reduce dependence on American technology.
“It’s up to China when they would like Nvidia products to go back to serve the Chinese market,” Huang said. “I look forward to them changing their policy, and hopefully we’ll be able to serve the Chinese market again.”
Huang has previously warned that US export restrictions could encourage China to develop stronger competitors in AI chip technology. Despite trade challenges, Nvidia has added over one trillion dollars to its market value within months, becoming the world’s first five trillion dollar company.
Huang continues to expand Nvidia’s technology reach across regions and industries, even as rival chipmakers such as Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom pursue their own AI opportunities.
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