Tech CEOs’ China Optimism Persists

Updated: 2025.10.01 20D ago 1 sources
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says he 'takes at face value' China’s stated desire for open markets and claims the PRC is only 'nanoseconds behind' Western chipmakers. The article argues this reflects a lingering end‑of‑history mindset among tech leaders that ignores a decade of counter‑evidence from firms like Google and Uber. — If elite tech narratives misread the CCP, they can distort U.S. export controls, antitrust, and national‑security policy in AI and semiconductors.

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