China Pushes for AI Independence Ahead of Trump Xi Summit

Although the model was still trained using Nvidia chips, the ability to optimize it for Huawei hardware represents real progress toward building a fully independent Chinese AI stack. Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO, has repeatedly warned that strict US export controls would accelerate China’s efforts to develop its own alternatives, potentially creating a split global market: one powered by American chips in the West, and another driven by Chinese technology in the East.