Nvidia CEO Hopes to Sell Blackwell Chips to China, Lawmakers Urge Restrictions

A paper published last week found that Nvidia’s Blackwell chips, even when scaled down, could help China quickly close the AI gap.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, delivers remarks during the 'Winning the AI Race' Summit in Washington on July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Reuters

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Oct. 31 that he is hopeful the company will be able to sell its flagship Blackwell chips in China at some point, though there are no plans to do so at the moment.

“I hope so, but that’s a decision for President Trump to make,” Huang told reporters on the sidelines of the APEC CEO summit in Gyeongju, South Korea.