[Text/Observer Network Wang Yi] On local time April 30, the CEO of US chip giant NVIDIA, Jensen Huang, went to Washington to participate in the "Hill & Valley Forum" event. According to Bloomberg, Huang stated at the event that he hoped the Trump administration would change the chip export rules, "The world has fundamentally changed," and China is "not behind" in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).

Huang told reporters on the same day, "We need to accelerate the global spread of American AI technology, and government policies and incentives indeed need to support this."

The report suggests that Huang's statement was a hint to the Trump administration that it was time to revise the export control regulations for AI chips.

NVIDIA has risen to become one of the most valuable tech companies in the world by selling AI chips, but since 2022, the Biden administration has colluded with others to impose high-pressure restrictions on China's purchase of advanced chips, continuously increasing export controls, which has effectively banned NVIDIA from selling its latest products to Chinese customers. In April this year, the Trump administration halted the sale of NVIDIA's "China-specific downgraded version" H20 chip, and further export restrictions on chips were announced.

Huang said he was not sure what the new AI chip export control rules would be, but regardless, the United States must acknowledge, "Since the last export control rule was issued, the world has fundamentally changed."

Huang explained that China is growing into a formidable competitor in the technological sector. He stated that Chinese domestic enterprises possess incredible computing power, and are equally impressive in network technology and software capabilities, all of which are driving the development of China's AI. "In the past few years, they have made tremendous progress."

"China is not behind," Huang said, "China is right behind us, we are very very close."

On local time April 30, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was interviewed by the media. Video screenshot.

NVIDIA once criticized the so-called "Artificial Intelligence Dissemination Temporary Final Rule" released by Biden before his term ended as being "misleading", urging the US government to focus on formulating policies that enhance the competitiveness of domestic enterprises, as restricting chip sales to China and other countries would only threaten America's technological leadership.

On April 30, The Wall Street Journal cited sources as saying that Huang will attend a closed-door roundtable meeting of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 1 to discuss NVIDIA's business practices and its compliance with US export controls.

In another report on April 29, the newspaper pointed out that the US government's export restriction rules seem to have failed to curb China's AI ambitions; instead, they have restricted the development of NVIDIA and other US companies, creating opportunities for Chinese companies and competitors from South Korea, Japan, Europe, allowing global AI revenue to fall into the hands of companies outside the United States.

Huang made the aforementioned remarks at the "Hill & Valley Forum," a gathering that brings together executives from US tech companies and government officials to discuss technological frontiers and policy trends.

At the forum, Huang reiterated his call for the US government to focus on AI policies that promote technological development, stating, "This is an industry where we must win the competition."

Huang described a future where everything involves AI during the forum event, "Just like how we manufacture physical cars today, or will manufacture any physical product in the future, all these will have digital versions in the future, so you need an AI factory to create AI models running on cars."

The Wall Street Journal reported that an AI factory is an "all-in-one" store selling AI chips, software, design, and network infrastructure, a concept previously promoted by NVIDIA at events. According to Huang, AI factories will become a common choice for American enterprises, and data centers being built to empower AI can create more new job opportunities in fields such as construction and information technology.

Late that evening, Huang also attended another event at the White House. Trump affectionately referred to the NVIDIA CEO as "my friend Jensen" and lavishly praised NVIDIA's recent announcement of a $500 billion investment plan in the US to build AI infrastructure.

In response, Huang also said some kind words to the president who likes to hear compliments. He praised Trump's plan to revitalize American manufacturing, pointing out that this helps NVIDIA develop next-generation technologies.

"I am glad that the government is really encouraging the return of manufacturing. If we are not good at manufacturing, we will fall behind in a huge industry," Huang said.

Recently, Huang just concluded his second visit to China this year. A spokesperson for the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Zhao Ping, said on April 28 that in the future, we are willing to continue serving as a bridge for communication between China and the US as well as global business communities, jointly sending a clear voice from the global business community to firmly uphold the multilateral trading system, oppose the abuse of tariffs, and resist unilateralism. We hope that the US side will follow the common expectations of China, the US, and the world, stop using tariffs as a weapon for extreme pressure, resolve respective concerns through equal dialogue and consultation, and jointly advance the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US economic and trade relations.

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