Sources: Jensen Huang was not invited to travel with President Trump on his China trip, a potential setback to Nvidia; Huang expressed his willingness to join

The roster of business leaders invited to join President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week left off one notable …

Bloomberg 2026-05-12

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@derrick_dao Derrick Dao on x
The snub is the policy. Keeping Huang off the manifest tells Beijing's chip buyers no deal is coming, and tells Nvidia investors that export controls are durable, not transactional. H20s shipped to China at scale was a 2024 story — not a 2026 one.
@ryanfedasiuk Ryan Fedasiuk on x
This is a major scoop by @business confirming Nvidia's Jensen Huang was not invited and will not participate in President Trump's visit to China. The reality is that U.S. AI policy has hardened post-Mythos, and the Trump administration is taking competition with China extremely
@noahpinion Noah Smith on x
This is why I would be surprised if Trump sold Taiwan out to China on this trip, as some are predicting. TSMC falling into Chinese hands would totally shift the compute balance toward China, making Trump and his family personally vulnerable to Chinese AI cyberattack.
r/worldnews r on reddit
Elon Musk, Apple's Cook and Boeing CEO going to China with Trump, official says
r/politics r on reddit
Nvidia's CEO to Miss China Trip After Year of Travels With Trump
@asialens Demetri on x
FCC & Chair @BrendanCarrFCC using the agency's “quiet superpower” to tackle security threats from China. Drones, internet routers. “Modules” next? https://www.ft.com/... via @ft
@dennisw5 Dennis Wilder on x
It would be a huge own goal to give Beijing Mythos.
@daniel_mac8 Dan McAteer on x
China sought access to Mythos but Anthropic refused. [image]
@annmarie Annmarie Hordern on x
NYT: A representative from a Chinese think tank approached officials from Anthropic at a meeting in Singapore last month to insist that the company change its stance and give Beijing access to its powerful new artificial intelligence model, according to people briefed on the
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China Sought Access to Anthropic's Newest A.I. The Answer Was No. | The latest artificial intelligence models from Anthropic and OpenAI …
@aadilbrar Aadil Brar on x
China did not hack Anthropic. Did not bribe Anthropic. Did not invade Anthropic. They sent a think tank emissary to Singapore and quietly asked Anthropic for access to its most powerful AI model, the system behind Mythos. When Anthropic refused, the White House did not treat it
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China Sought Access to Anthropic's Newest A.I. The Answer Was No.
Chelsea Toczauer Chelsea Toczauer on linkedin
Honestly not a huge surprise in the news today, why? I had some contacts both in the US and China curious about this event for the last month or two. …

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Sources: Jensen Huang was not invited to travel with President Trump on his China trip, a potential setback to Nvidia; Huang expressed his willingness to join

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