At the Beijing Expo, Jensen Huang also announced plans for a new chip for Chinese clients that is designed for robotics and smart factories.

The federal government’s past restrictions on AI chip sales inside China were easily the biggest threat to American preeminence in the AI space.

BEIJING: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called China's open-source artificial intelligence a "catalyst for global progress" and hailed the country's innovation in the sector as he addressed an expo in Beijing on Wednesday (Jul 16).

Now, Jensen Huang, CEO of chip manufacturer and AI firm Nvidia, offered his (slightly stale) perspective. In an interview with CNN, Huang essentially passes job protection responsibilities over to business leaders, claiming; “If the world runs out of ideas, then productivity gains translates to job loss.”

Jensen Huang, Founder & CEO of Nvidia, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the third China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, on July 16, 2025. Photo: Chi Jingyi

Wearing his iconic leather jacket, Huang walked into the sunny courtyard of the Mandarin Oriental hotel earlier than scheduled and took multiple questions.

Nvidia ( NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang praised artificial intelligence models from China’s Deepseek ( DEEPSEEK ), Alibaba ( BABA ), and Tencent ( OTCPK:TCEHY) as “world class” at an exhibition in Beijing on Wednesday, calling AI a revolution in global logistics.

Chinese firms are scrambling to buy Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chips, two sources told Reuters, as the company said it planned to resume sales to the mainland days after its CEO met U.S. President Donald Trump.