Trump called Nvidia's CEO to join China summit at last minute, report

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 13, 2026 · 362 words · By Pascale Davies

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According to a source, Trump called Huang after seeing media reporting the Nvidia leader's absence from the Trump-Xi summit.

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What happened

According to a source, Trump called Huang after seeing media reporting the Nvidia leader's absence from the Trump-Xi summit.

Why it matters

US President Donald Trump is taking a dozen technology leaders to China, including Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang — a last-minute addition who boarded Air Force One, according to media reports Huang was not on the list of CEOs invited to attend the summit between…

Common ground

An Nvidia spokesperson told Euronews Next: "Jensen is attending the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support America and the administration's goals.” In a social media post, Trump said Huang was on board Air Force One and denied that the Nvidia…

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Claim 1: “An Nvidia spokesperson told Euronews Next: 'Jensen is attending the summit at the invitation of President Trump to support America and the administration's goals.'”

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While the general event of Huang attending is confirmed, the specific quote attributed to an Nvidia spokesperson for Euronews Next is not present in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jen-Hsun Huang (Chinese: 黃仁勳; pinyin: Huáng Rénxūn; Tâi-lô: N̂g Jîn-hun; born February 17, 1963), commonly anglicized as Jensen Huang, is a Taiwanese and American business executive and electrical eng…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jensen_Huang

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia Corporation ( en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company develops graphics processing units (GPUs), systems on chips (SoC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) is a global artificial intelligence (AI) conference for developers that brings together developers, engineers, researchers, inventors, and IT professionals. Topi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_GTC

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Claim 2: “Trump asked Huang at the last minute to join the trip, Reuters reported”

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The provided evidence for Reuters is just a homepage/general link and does not contain the specific report. However, other sources mention a last-minute invitation, but not specifically citing Reuters in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago · Find latest news from every corner of the globe at Reuters.com, your online source for breaking international news coverage.
https://www.reuters.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the power of Reuters: Supercharge your content output with breaking news and multimedia content from 2,600 journalists across 165 countries.
https://reutersagency.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Want to stay up to date on the latest industry insights? Subscribe to our newsletter and you’ll never miss a beat I agree to Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement. I understand I will recei…
https://reutersbest.com/news

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Claim 3: “According to the report, the US has the edge over capital, infrastructure and AI chips. But China wins in patents, publications, and physical AI (otherwise known as robotics).”

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Claim 4: “US President Donald Trump is taking a dozen technology leaders to China, including Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that President Trump is traveling to China with a delegation of business executives, specifically mentioning Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and Tim Cook.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 12 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is scheduled to make a state visit to China. This visit would be Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the overall a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_ad…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House State Ballroom is part of a planned new East Wing for the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. The new East Wing will replace the original, which …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_State_Ballroom

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Claim 5: “Huang has repeatedly lobbied the US administration to loosen export controls to sell its powerful H200 artificial intelligence semiconductors there.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Jensen Huang lobbied the administration to reverse course on restrictions and allow the export of H200 AI chips to China.

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web search NEUTRAL — With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/technology/nvidia-trump-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Quick Answer: In December 2025, the US approved NVIDIA H200 AI chip exports to China with a 25% revenue tax, reversing years of restrictions aimed at limiting Chinese AI capabilities. Jensen Huang lob…
https://usama.codes/blog/nvidia-jensen-huang-china-ai-chips-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. government has formally approved the export of Nvidia's high-performance H200 AI chips to China, reinstating access to a class of silicon previously barred under national security rules.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/us…

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Claim 6: “Other tech leaders invited to the summit that takes place Thursday and Friday include Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon.”

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Claim 7: “Trump said Huang was on board Air Force One”

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Multiple sources confirm Huang boarded Air Force One during a refueling stop in Alaska and that Trump welcomed him, stating it was an 'honour'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 16 to 18 September 2025, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to the United Kingdom with his wife, the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump. He was recei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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Claim 8: “Nvidia said in February that US-government-approved versions of the chips had not yet been allowed into China.”

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While evidence confirms that the US banned advanced chips in 2022 and later approved H200s, there is no specific mention of a statement made by Nvidia in 'February' regarding approved versions not yet being allowed into China.

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web search NEUTRAL — Following United States Department of Commerce regulations which placed an embargo on exports to China of advanced microchips, which went into effect in October 2022, Nvidia saw its data center chip a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia has been caught in a geopolitical tug-of-war between the US and China - two sides of a global AI race. Trump reversed the chip-selling restriction last July, but demanded that Nvidia pay a cut …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4erx1n04lo

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States banned exports of advanced Nvidia chips to China in 2022. Officials said the chips could be used for military purposes. Export controls aim to limit access to advanced AI computing p…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/i…

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Claim 9: “Huang was not on the list of CEOs invited to attend the summit between Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping that was circulated on Monday.”

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Web search results explicitly state that the initial roster of business leaders invited to join Trump on the trip left off Jensen Huang.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Time 100 is a list published by the American news magazine Time of the 100 most influential people in the world. First published in 1999 as the result of a debate among American academics, politic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 pandemic was first reported in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019. The origins of the virus have subsequently led to an increase in acts and displays of sinophobia, as well…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_and_racism_related_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jensen Infrastructure designs and manufactures high-quality precast concrete products for utility, transportation, and water management projects.
https://www.jensenprecast.com/

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Claim 10: “China’s AI advances have closed the gap with the US, according to this year’s annual AI report by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.”

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Claim 11: “CNBC reported that after seeing the media coverage of Huang’s absence from the delegation, Trump called the Nvidia executive”

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Evidence from Politico and other web searches confirms that Trump called Huang after seeing reports that he was not invited/absent from the delegation.

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web search NEUTRAL — “CNBC incorrectly reported that the Great Jensen Huang, of Nvidia, was not invited to the incredible gathering of the World’s Greatest Businessmen/women proudly going to China,” Trump wrote in a post …
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/jensen-huang-invite…

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web search NEUTRAL — But after seeing reports that Mr. Huang wasn’t coming, Mr. Trump called him on Tuesday morning and extended an invitation, said a person familiar with the call.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/trump-china-s…

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web search NEUTRAL — The roster of business leaders invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week left off one notable, and surprising, name: Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11/nvidia-s-…

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Claim 12: “Huawei, Alibaba, and ByteDance have started their own chip design businesses.”

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