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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang expressed surprise regarding rumors that Chinese authorities were seeking to limit sales of its H20 GPUs. During an interview at Taiwan, where he was meeting with TSMC executives, Huang shared his hope that issues with the Chinese government would be resolved. He noted that it was the Chinese authorities who had asked him to work with the Trump administration to secure export licenses for the H20 GPUs.
When asked about the approval of export licenses and concerns raised by China regarding potential security backdoors in their chips, Huang stated he was “very grateful” that the Trump administration had approved these licenses. He asserted that there were no security backdoors in the H20 GPUs and hoped this response would satisfy Chinese government concerns.
Regarding rumors of restrictions on local adoption of H20 chips by China, Huang said, “We are in discussions with them; we are surprised by that as they have requested and urged us to secure licenses for the H20s for some time. I’ve worked hard to help them get these licenses.”
Huang was also asked about his advice to President Trump regarding sanctions on NVIDIA’s products. He stated he did not provide specific advice but informed Trump of the importance of the American AI tech stack, emphasizing that “AI models and applications are crucial.” Huang explained that AI would advance globally regardless of U.S. involvement, making it important to maximize AI export technology as this industry emerged.
On paying 15% of H20 GPU sales revenue to the U.S. government, Huang expressed gratitude for the approval of licenses. He noted that demand for AI in China is high and appreciated being able to ship products there. “Shipping H20s to China is not a national security concern; it’s great for America and the Chinese market,” he concluded.
