Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated on Friday that there are currently no active discussions about selling the company’s advanced Blackwell AI chips to China. The comments come amid ongoing trade restrictions that continue to limit Nvidia’s access to the Chinese market.
The Blackwell chip, Nvidia’s latest flagship processor for artificial intelligence, has been blocked from export to China by the Trump administration due to concerns that it could strengthen China’s military capabilities and domestic AI sector.
Recent speculation suggested that the recent Trump–Xi meeting in South Korea might lead to an agreement allowing a scaled-down version of the Blackwell chip to be sold in China. However, no progress or formal deal has emerged so far.
“Currently, we are not planning to ship anything to China,” Huang said during his visit to Tainan, Taiwan, marking his fourth public appearance there this year. “It’s up to China when they would like Nvidia products to return to their market. I look forward to them changing their policy,” he added.
The U.S. government has allowed Nvidia to sell its H20 chip in China, but Huang noted that Chinese authorities have shown little interest, leaving Nvidia with zero market share in the country’s high-end AI chip segment.
Speaking during a live broadcast on Formosa TV News, Huang also confirmed that he was in Taiwan to visit long-term partner TSMC and participate in the company’s annual sports day event.
