Nvidia chief visits China for the first time in 4 years as mainland market headwinds mount
- In video clips circulating online, Huang, dressed in a floral-patterned vest, participates in Yangge, a type of folk dance from northern China
- Huang’s last public appearance in China was in December 2019, when he spoke about the adoption of AI in the car, gaming and healthcare sectors
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang Jen-hsun visited China for the first time in four years to attend annual company meetings, according to local media reports, as mainland Chinese market challenges mount for the US chip giant amid Washington’s moves to tighten export rules.
The Taiwan-born American entrepreneur visited Nvidia’s offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen over the past week, and appeared on stage at the company’s annual meetings, according to reports by Chinese media outlets.
In video clips circulating online, Huang, 60, appeared on stage at one meeting dressed in a floral-patterned vest and participated in a programme of Yangge, a type of folk dance from northern China.
Huang visited China to “celebrate new year with employees”, an Nvidia spokesperson told the South China Morning Post in a statement on Sunday, declining to disclose more details of his trip.
The trip was the billionaire founder’s first visit to China in more than four years, as the US chip giant remains in the cross hairs of intensified technology rivalry and escalated tensions between the US and China.
