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Not just Shanghai, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang likely to visit Beijing amid surprise customs block for H200 chip

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's annual Shanghai visit for employee celebrations is likely to lead to a Beijing detour after the company's H200 chips faced surprise import restrictions from Chinese customs authorities last week, according to a Reuters report. The agency cited a source say that Jensen Huang is in Shanghai on a routine trip, to attend annual celebrations with employees in China on 24 January. However, another source told Reuters that the next part of his trip includes travel to Beijing, Shenzhen and Taiwan.

Not just Shanghai, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang likely to visit Beijing amid surprise customs block for H200 chip

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Key Highlights

  • The report said that Nvidia did not respond to queries on the matter.
  • It added that Jensen Huang's presence in Shanghai was first reported by Chinese publication Tencent News on 23 January.
  • Notably, in 2025, the chipmaker's chief travelled to China at least three times amid United States President Donald Trump's ban on export of US chips into the eastern country.
  • Later in July last year, he also met China's commerce minister, the report added.
  • In December, Donald Trump allowed the Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia to export its H200 chips to the Chinese markets, following months of lobbying by Jensen Huang with the Trump administration and Chinese officials.
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