Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Joins Trump Delegation to China, Eats Noodles in Beijing During State Visit

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ate fried bean sauce noodles on a Beijing sidewalk on May 15, 2026, telling onlookers "It's so good" while a video of the moment racked up more than a million views by early morning. The clip, posted by 作家崔成浩 (@cuichenghao) on X and dated May 15, 2026, captured Huang tucking into the noodles in front of a growing crowd in Beijing's Nanluoguxiang area.

Business Insider reported that Huang swapped his trademark leather jacket for a suit and tie during the trip.

Huang accompanied President Donald Trump on his state visit to China in May 2026. He joined a delegation of business leaders including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and Larry Fink who met with China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing in May 2026. Air Force One made a last-minute pit stop in Alaska on Wednesday to pick up Jensen Huang before continuing to China.

Huang was not originally part of the executive group traveling with Trump. U.S. restrictions on the sale of its advanced AI chips to China for nearly four years as of May 2026. Huang has called the Chinese market a $50 billion opportunity.

U.S. had cleared about 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 chips as of May 14, 2026, according to Reuters. No sales of the cleared H200 chips to the 10 Chinese firms had yet taken place as of May 14, 2026.

Jamieson Greer said in a Friday interview with Bloomberg that US export controls on semiconductor chips were not a major topic of discussion with Chinese officials in Beijing. One thing that didn't seem to be on the menu during Trump's China state visit was announcements about AI or semiconductors.

Huang has been spotted enjoying local cuisine at markets in Taipei, Taiwan, and Hanoi, Vietnam, during past business travels.

His fried chicken meal with the heads of Samsung and Hyundai in South Korea was crashed by photographers in 2025 as crowds have grown with his rising profile. 7 trillion. As that valuation has soared, so too has Huang's celebrity.

Mark Zuckerberg said in 2024 that Jensen Huang once invited him to his house to cook cheesesteaks. The idea for Nvidia came from Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem over coffee and pancakes at a Denny's in San Jose, California. Nvidia paid homage to its founding story with pop-up Denny's stalls at its GTC conference in 2025.