Nvidia’s CEO Joins Trump in China With AI in the Spotlight

WATCH: Jensen Huang is joining other US CEOs on the trip, including Tesla’s Elon Musk and Apple’s Tim Cook.Source: Bloomberg

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By Jeff Mason and Mackenzie Hawkins

May 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM UTC

Updated on

May 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM UTC

Nvidia Corp. co-founder Jensen Huang joined US President Donald Trump on his visit to China as a last-minute addition, thrusting AI and technology into the spotlight before a high-stakes Beijing summit.

Huang is among several US business leaders including Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook and Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk on Trump’s first overseas trip since waging war in the Middle East — a 36-hour pow-wow with Xi Jinping that’s expected to encompass the war, tariffs and the self-ruled island of Taiwan. The list of attendees until Tuesday had not included Huang, whose company makes the chips at the heart of the AI boom and has been pushing for greater leeway in a market he’s identified as a $50 billion opportunity.