Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Join Trump Dinner With Xi as US-China Summit Diplomacy Accelerates

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is set to attend a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump for Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to a source cited by Reuters and Bloomberg. The attendance of one of America's most prominent tech executives at such a high-profile diplomatic event underscores how intertwined AI and semiconductor policy have become with US-China relations.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent separately revealed plans to meet with a senior Chinese official, framing the engagement as part of the broader groundwork being laid for Xi's visit. Bessent also used the occasion to defend Trump's economic policies, appearing to push back against criticism from Democratic lawmakers. Representative Bessent was separately asked by a Democratic congressman to "talk sense" into Trump on the question of AI regulation, a sign of mounting pressure on the administration from within Congress.

On the AI governance front, Trump advisers met with a top Anthropic executive to discuss AI safety, the meeting coming amid reports that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and other leading AI figures have been pushing for a slowdown in AI development and the creation of a new safety oversight body, a position Trump has publicly opposed. The US is also pressing Mexico to tighten AI hardware export rules to prevent advanced chips from reaching China, reflecting Washington's continued effort to close gaps in its technology export controls.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is also scheduled to meet Trump in New York, according to The Times, a meeting that had been anticipated since late August when Burnham said European leaders planned to travel to the US to lobby Trump on Ukraine-related defense needs, including access to Patriot missile stocks.