Huang also addressed the expo’s opening ceremony on Wednesday morning, when he hailed China’s role in pioneering AI.
“China’s open-source AI is a catalyst for global progress, giving every country and industry a chance to join the AI revolution,” he said in reference to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek.
Huang also praised China’s “super-fast” innovation, powered by its “researchers, developers and entrepreneurs”.
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The California-based company produces some of the world’s most advanced semiconductors but cannot ship its most cutting-edge chips to China due to concerns that Beijing could use them to enhance military capabilities.
Nvidia developed the H20 – a less powerful version of its AI processing units – specifically for export to China.
That plan stalled when the Trump administration tightened export licensing requirements in April.
But Nvidia said this week Washington had told it that “licences will be granted, and Nvidia hopes to start deliveries soon”.
The announcement from Nvidia boosted tech firms around the world, with Wall Street’s Nasdaq exchange rising to another record high.
Asked on Wednesday about whether he had sought to sway President Trump before heading to China, Huang said: “I don’t think I changed his mind”.
“It’s my job to inform the President about what I know very well, which is the technology industry, artificial intelligence,” he told reporters.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for America to have AI technology leadership,” he said.
Huang stressed that any discussion was between the Chinese and US governments and has “nothing to do with me”.
The tightened US export curbs come as China’s economy wavers, with domestic consumers reluctant to spend and a prolonged property sector crisis weighing on growth.
President Xi Jinping has called for greater self-reliance in the face of increasing external uncertainty.
