Nvidia CEO in Beijing as Trade War Risks $40bn Chip Sales Crash

 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on April 15, 2025, for high-stakes talks with Chinese tech leaders and regulators, as U.S.-China trade tensions threaten the chipmaker’s $40 billion annual sales in China, per Bloomberg.

The visit follows President Trump’s 104% tariffs on Chinese imports, effective April 8, and China’s retaliatory 125% tariffs on U.S. goods, announced April 11, which could raise Nvidia’s GPU prices by 30%, per Reuters. Huang, speaking at a tech summit, stressed “collaboration” but avoided tariff specifics, per CNBC.

China, accounting for 25% of Nvidia’s 2024 revenue, faces export controls on advanced chips, with 16 U.S. firms, including Nvidia, hit by China’s export license suspensions, per The Washington Post. Huang met with TSMC and ByteDance executives to secure supply chains, as Nvidia’s stock fell 7% since April 1, per Nasdaq data.

 China’s anti-monopoly probe into U.S. tech firms, launched April 11, adds pressure, targeting Nvidia’s AI chip dominance, per state media. Analysts predict a 10% sales drop in China for 2025, pushing Nvidia to expand in India, per WSJ.