Why Jensen Huang joined Trump’s high-stakes China summit at the last minute

The Nvidia CEO’s late addition to Trump’s Beijing delegation underscores how central compute power has become to the two countries’ AI rivalry.

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BY Chris Stokel-Walker

Air Force One touched down in China today as a hastily convened U.S.-China summit begins this week. Alongside President Donald Trump on the flight to Beijing is a cavalcade of Silicon Valley executives.

Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Dina Powell McCormick, and representatives from Qualcomm, Micron, and Cisco are among those who’ve been eating the insignia-emblazoned M&Ms on the presidential plane. But one name stood out for almost not making the trip: Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, the company whose chips have become foundational to the AI race.

Huang was only confirmed as part of the delegation........

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