TAIPEI, May 18 — Nvidia Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang has denied any indications that the company’s advanced AI chips are being illegally redirected to China, despite ongoing scrutiny over trade compliance.

Speaking in Taipei during a Bloomberg interview, Huang said Nvidia’s high-end computing systems are too large and complex to be easily smuggled or repurposed. He emphasized that the company maintains strong trust in its international clients, who are well aware of export regulations and committed to self-enforcement.

“These are not pocket-sized components,” Huang noted, referring to the Grace Blackwell system, which can weigh nearly two tonnes and includes up to 72 GPUs and 36 CPUs per unit. “You can’t just carry them across borders.”

The remarks come amid a renewed focus on US export controls designed to curb the spread of artificial intelligence technologies to strategic rivals such as China. These “AI diffusion” rules, introduced under President Joe Biden, were recently scrapped by the Trump campaign, signaling a potential shift in US trade policy.

Huang, 62, was part of a US delegation that recently visited the Middle East to promote technology partnerships. He praised efforts to widen access to Nvidia’s hardware in regions like the UAE and Saudi Arabia, stating that removing restrictions will allow more countries to build their AI capabilities.

“Forecasting demand accurately will ensure we can supply the necessary systems globally,” Huang said, when asked whether Middle Eastern nations would now be prioritized.

Singaporean authorities are reportedly reviewing certain Nvidia-related shipments as part of an ongoing investigation into compliance with US sanctions, highlighting the continued sensitivity around AI exports.

Huang, however, reaffirmed his stance against imposing restrictions on American innovation. “Constraining US technology abroad is not the right approach,” he said. “What we should be doing is enabling broader access to American-made innovation.”