Nvidia CEO highlights China's "significant software capabilities" in race for AI

Nvidia's long-held partnerships with Chinese companies have given the tech giant unique insight into China's potential to contribute to the development of AI, said its founder and CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday.

During a meeting with Ren Hongbin, chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Beijing, Huang stressed that Nvidia will continue its fruitful cooperation with Chinese companies in this regard.

"It is the case that the world has a significant race in AI. Countries are racing to adopt, develop and advance their capabilities in AI. The impact, of course, to us is significant, the impact to the market here. Most people don't realize the significant software capabilities and the dynamism of the Chinese market. Because of our interactions and working and serving with Chinese companies here, and so it's made us both better," said Huang.

For his part, Ren highlighted the Chinese government's commitment to supporting foreign companies.

"We've established a very special task force serving especially foreign-invested companies. So, I think that is also a strong gesture from the Chinese government to help foreign companies to grow and develop here in China. It is always an effort from the government to foster the market-oriented and robust market here for foreign companies," he said.

On the sidelines of the meeting, Huang emphasized that AI is bound to bring about huge changes across multiple industries, noting that the impact has already began to show.

"We are seeing AI already making quite significant impacts in many different areas. For example, in software programming, almost all of the NVIDIA employees today use artificial intelligence to assist in software programming. We use AI in doing research, we use AI for designing chips, we use AI for supply chain management. And so, artificial intelligence is already making a very significant impact in many industries. But this is just the beginning. [In] every industry, AI will make a big impact," Huang said.

Nvidia CEO highlights China's "significant software capabilities" in race for AI

Nvidia CEO highlights China's "significant software capabilities" in race for AI

Nvidia CEO highlights China's "significant software capabilities" in race for AI

Nvidia CEO highlights China's "significant software capabilities" in race for AI

Nvidia CEO highlights China's "significant software capabilities" in race for AI

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Monday that the relationship between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) stands at a new historical starting point.

Xi arrived in the DPRK capital of Pyongyang earlier on Monday to begin a two-day state visit at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, marking his first trip to the country in seven years.

Delivering a speech at a welcome banquet hosted by Kim, Xi pointed out that China and the DPRK, linked by mountains and rivers and sharing a common future, have seen their traditional friendship passed down across generations and grow ever stronger over time through the test of the evolving international landscape.

This year marks the 65th anniversary of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, and the China-DPRK relationship stands at a new historical starting point, Xi said, noting that he has reached important consensus with Kim during his visit.

From the strategic perspective of the future and destiny of socialism, both leaders have agreed to seize the general trend of the times, respond to the shared aspirations of the two peoples, strengthen high-level exchanges, deepen strategic communication, expand practical cooperation, enhance people-to-people bonds, promote the high-level development of China-DPRK relations, jointly open up brighter prospects for the socialist cause of both countries, and contribute to the continuous progress of human society, Xi said.

The successful convening of the Ninth Congress of the WPK this year has made strategic plans and major arrangements for the long-term development of the Party and the country's cause, ushering in a new period of comprehensive development of the DPRK's socialist cause, Xi said.

As good neighbors, good friends and good comrades, the Chinese side sincerely wishes that, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the WPK headed by General Secretary Kim, the DPRK people will successfully accomplish the goals and tasks set by the Ninth Congress of the WPK and make constant new achievements in the socialist cause of the DPRK, Xi said.

On behalf of the WPK, the government and the people of the DPRK, Kim extended the warmest welcome to Xi on his visit. Kim said that Pyongyang was filled with an atmosphere of friendship on this special day as the DPRK's Party, government and people warmly welcomed their most distinguished guest.

Noting that Xi's first overseas trip of the year had brought him to the DPRK, Kim said this fully demonstrated the great importance Xi attached to developing relations between the two parties and the two countries, and constituted the most valuable support for the DPRK's socialist cause.

Noting the meeting with Xi came nine months after their previous meeting, Kim said that during this meeting, they reached important consensus on further advancing DPRK-China relations with new contemporary connotations in light of new changing circumstances, and exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual concern, which will surely accelerate the development of the DPRK-China friendship with profound historical traditions, and contribute to peace and stability in the region and the world.

The DPRK people take heartfelt joy in the remarkable achievements made by the brotherly Chinese people, Kim said, expressing belief that under the leadership of the CPC with Xi at its core, the great Chinese people will surely create greater achievements in building a great modern socialist country in all respects, realizing the Second Centenary Goal, and completing the new journey toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Xi says China-DPRK ties stand at new historical starting point