Jensen Huang has established himself as America’s most influential tech leader, assuming a role once occupied by Apple’s Tim Cook, many tech experts say.

Behind closed doors with Trump. Center stage in Beijing. Nvidia (NVDA) just pulled off the tech pivot of the year.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met privately with Yan Junjie, the founder of Chinese AI startup MiniMax, during his recent visit to Beijing, marking a rare and closely watched interaction between a top US tech executive and one of China's emerging players in artificial intelligence.

Why It Matters: Huang’s trip came as Nvidia resumed sales of its advanced H20 AI chips to China, after a temporary U.S. ban was reversed. The H20 is a less advanced and specially designed chip to comply with U.S. export rules that limit certain technologies from being sent to China.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised China's AI models a day after the U.S. chipmaker said it expected to resume sales of a key product to China. "More than 1.5 million developers in China build on Nvidia today to bring their innovations to life," he said.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Beijing, marked by enthusiastic public reception and meetings with high-ranking officials, underscores Nvidia's com

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