Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Swaps Biker Chic for Traditional Garb in China


  • Nvidia cofounder and CEO Jensen Huang visited China to celebrate Chinese New Year with staff.
  • Huang swapped his signature black leather jacket for a red floral vest as he moved to a traditional dance.
  • His visit to China followed US export restrictions on some AI chips to China.

As the cofounder and CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang is known for building the company into the world’s leading AI chipmaker. He’s also quite identifiable for his signature biker-esque style.

But a recent visit to China saw Huang changing up his wardrobe as he shed his iconic black leather jacket for a vest in a traditional floral print fabric, Chinese state media reported recently. It was his first trip to the country in four years.

Nvidia did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours, but confirmed Huang’s visit to Bloomberg and the South China Morning Post. A company rep told SCMP that Huang was in China to celebrate Chinese New Year — which falls in February this year — with local staff.

Nvidia staff posted videos of the celebrations on social media. In one of them, the 60-year-old Huang can be seen wearing a red floral vest while performing a traditional dance that required him to twirl a handkerchief in each hand.

Huang visited Nvidia offices in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, according to various reports. It’s unclear if he met any industry executives or officials.

Huang’s trip to China came amid intensifying rivalry between Washington and Beijing over a range of issues, including tech and geopolitics.

In October, the Biden administration announced restrictions to limit the export of some AI chips to China.

The restrictions thrust Nvidia into a difficult position since China has typically accounted for about one-fifth of the company’s revenue.

In late December, Nvidia unveiled a slower, less powerful chip that complies with US export controls and can be sold in China. However, some of China’s largest cloud companies don’t want the lower-performance chips.

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