The American technological giant Nvidia announced Tuesday to resume sales in China of an advanced flea model for artificial intelligence (AI), on the eve of a displacement of its CEO Jensen Huang in Beijing.
This announcement occurs, while Jensen Huang, head of Nvidia, will attend Beijing on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the Third International Exhibition of China Supply Chains, according to the state chain of CCTV.
Jensen Huang will participate in this event by invitation of the organizers, including the Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).
In May, the restrictions of the United States in the export of fleas to China had described as “failure”.
According to the presidency of Joe Biden (2021-2025), the United States has prohibited or restricted exports of the most sophisticated fleas to China, in particular those that allow to develop AI and avant-garde superordinators.
The government of his successor, Donald Trump, recently canceled new semiconductor export restrictions, which would have particularly penalized Beijing.
“Potential of the Chinese economy”
These new rules, which would be added, from May 15, to the controls already implemented in 2022 and 2023, had been announced by the Joe Biden government in mid -January, a few days before the end of their mandate.
But the US Ministry of Commerce has replaced these new rules with recommendations, which “warn (…) to the public of the possible consequences that would allow US fleas to be used” to develop “Chinese models IA”.
China is a crucial market for Nvidia, but in recent years, the hardening of Washington’s exports has faced it with a tougher competition of local actors such as local Huawei champion.
The American giant plans to open a research and development center (R&D) in Shanghai, revealed the Financial Times in May.
Jensen Huang went to China in April in the midst of customs tasks launched by Donald Trump. The mayor of Shanghai, Gong Zheng, had been met to advance this central project, even according to the Financial Times.
He also remained with the Vice Prime Minister He Lifeng, whom he had said that he appreciated “the potential of the Chinese economy,” according to a state media.
The growth of the Chinese economy has slowed slightly in the second quarter, according to official data published on Tuesday, but continues to agree with forecasts, particularly thanks to vigorous exports.
China faces several challenges to achieve its growth objective “approximately 5%” by 2025, complicated by the commercial confrontation hired by the president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Source: BFM TV
