NVIDIA CEO Praises China's Open-Source AI as Catalyst for Global Progress

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the rapid advancement of China's artificial intelligence industry during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, announcing the company's plan to reintroduce new chips compliant with U.S. standards to the Chinese market.

At the event's opening, Huang praised China's AI models as among the world's most innovative, citing breakthroughs from DeepSeek, Alibaba, Tencent, and Moonshot.

Huang emphasized that the open-source nature of many Chinese AI models is key to their global influence and adoption.

"Chinese open-source AI accelerates global progress, providing every country and industry with opportunities to participate in the AI revolution," Huang said according to CNBC reports.

Anticipating H20 Chip Reentry

Following U.S. export restrictions earlier this year, NVIDIA now expects to resume H20 chip sales in China. Huang told reporters in Beijing that the U.S. government has assured expedited license approvals for these sales.

"The H20 restriction has been lifted with exceptional memory bandwidth," Huang stated via Reuters. "It will be an ideal choice for LLMs and new model architectures."

Huang noted strong demand from Chinese tech companies, though each order still requires final U.S. government approval.

Unveiling New RTX Pro GPU

Alongside the H20 return, NVIDIA launched the RTX Pro GPU for Chinese clients - specifically designed for smart factories and robotics while fully complying with U.S. regulations.

"With China's robust robotics innovation and smart manufacturing initiatives, RTX Pro is the perfect fit for this supply chain," Huang explained according to Reuters.

Striking Balance Between Tech Powers

This marks Huang's third 2025 visit to China, following recent meetings with President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. where NVIDIA celebrated its $4 trillion market cap milestone. Huang described AI as a "fundamental resource" comparable to electricity and water, emphasizing its role in driving next-generation economic transformation.

"General open-source research and foundational models form AI innovation pillars," Huang told journalists in D.C. this month. "We believe all civilian models should perform optimally on the U.S. technology stack, encouraging global adoption of American solutions."

However, Huang explicitly stated in Beijing that excluding China from AI discussions is impractical. He warned that "underestimating Huawei or China's manufacturing capabilities would be extremely naive," according to CNBC reports.