Jensen Huang: China Will Win In The AI Race

JAKARTA - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sparked heated debate about the dominance of global technology after declaring that China would defeat the United States in the artificial intelligence race (AI). He made this statement on the sidelines of the Future of AI Summit held by the Financial Times, Wednesday 5 November.

"China will win the AI race," Huang was quoted as saying by VOI from the Financial Times. "As I've been saying for a long time, China has only been left behind by a few nanoseconds from America in the AI field."

Through an upload on platform X, the Nvidia boss emphasized that America's victory is only possible if the country accelerates steps and attracts AI developers around the world. "It is very important for America to continue to advance and win the hearts of global developers," he wrote.

Huang, who leads the world's most valuable chip company by market cap, previously also highlighted tensions between US export policies and China's market needs. At a Nvidia developer conference in Washington last month, he stressed that US technology domination should be built on the American tech stack, but without ignoring the Chinese market.

"We want America to win the AI race. There is no doubt about that. But we also need to be present in China to win their developers," Huang said. Policies that make America lose half the world's AI developers will not be profitable in the long term justru harm us.

Huang's statement comes amid growing tension between Washington and Beijing over China's access to Nvidia's advanced AI chips. The US government has previously restricted exports of several high-tech processor models to China on national security grounds.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump confirmed in an interview that aired last Sunday that Nvidia's latest generation chip, the Blackwell series, would only be available to American customers. "China can interact with Nvidia, but not in terms of the most advanced chips," Trump said.

Nvidia has yet to apply for a new export permit to China. Huang said it was triggered by the attitude of the Beijing government which is now closing access to US company products.

The AI competition between America and China is now the most strategic event in the world of modern technology and Huang's statement is a strong signal that the next battlefield is not just in a research laboratory, but in an increasingly hot global geopolitical arena.