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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has joined Donald Trump's China delegation, highlighting US tech ambitions. The summit will address key issues like tariffs and China's relationship with Taiwan.
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The billionaire chief executive of the chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has joined Donald Trump’s China delegation after a reported last-minute invitation, highlighting the US’s AI and tech ambitions.
Huang will join a roster of US bosses including the Tesla chief executive and X owner, Elon Musk, the Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, and Goldman Sachs’s David Solomon at Trump’s 36-hour meeting with the China president, Xi Jinping.
The high-stakes summit is the first overseas trip for Trump since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February. The summit is expected to cover topics including that conflict, tariffs and China’s relationship with Taiwan.
Huang was not on the initial list of business delegates, according to reports. However, the Nvidia boss, whose company’s chips have been driving the AI boom, was reportedly seen boarding Trump’s presidential plane in Alaska before his participation in the summit was confirmed by Trump on social media.
Huang has been pushing for greater access to the Chinese market that he has said represents a $50bn (£36.9bn) opportunity.
An Nvidia spokesperson said: “Jensen is attending the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support America and the administration’s goals.”
Trump said that the news outlet CNBC had “incorrectly reported that the Great Jensen Huang, of Nvidia, was not invited to the incredible gathering of the World’s Greatest Businessmen/women proudly going to China. In actuality, Jensen is currently on Air Force One.”
Trump went on to confirm he was also accompanied by bosses including BlackRock’s Larry Fink, Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman, Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg and Citi’s Jane Fraser.
Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social: “I will be asking President Xi, a leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People’s Republic to an even higher level!”
Huang was declared the world’s seventh richest person earlier this week, overtaking the Dell founder, Michael Dell, on the back of Nvidia’s rising share price. According to Forbes’ real-time billionaire’s list, Huang’s net worth hit $191.5bn on Monday, thanks to the rising value of his 3% stake in the chipmaker.
That is despite having seen his pay package over the 2026 financial year fall by 27% to $36.6m because of the drop in Nvidia’s stock value last year, as investors were .
Huang's participation underscores the importance of US tech leadership and the potential for Nvidia to access China's $50 billion market.
The summit will cover tariffs, the US-Israel conflict with Iran, and China's relationship with Taiwan.
Other notable members include Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and David Solomon, representing major US companies.

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