Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is planning to travel to China in late January as he works to reopen a crucial market for his company¡¯s artificial intelligence chips.
Huang will be in the country to attend company parties ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, according to a person familiar with the matter. The executive is also expected to visit Beijing, though it¡¯s unclear whether he will meet with senior Chinese officials, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. Huang¡¯s itinerary could still change, depending on whether prospective meetings come through.
The China visit ¡ª a trip that Huang regularly takes at this time of year ¡ª comes at a pivotal moment for the world¡¯s most valuable company. The U.S. is loosening export restrictions on AI processors, letting Nvidia sell its H200 model in the Asian nation. But on the Chinese side, government officials are deciding how many of the chips to let in. Beijing plans to approve imports of the products as soon as this quarter for certain uses.
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