A person familiar with the matter said the chief executive of Nvidia will join the guest list for a diplomatic event in Washington for the Chinese president in late September. Jensen Huang will attend President Donald Trump's state dinner for Xi Jinping next week, bringing the leader of the AI chip designer into a direct setting between the two nations' heads of state.

Trump stated he is not worried that Xi will cancel the summit and said China has treated the U.S. fairly over the last number of years. The U.S. president also signaled openness to Chinese automakers entering the U.S. market and will discuss a wide range of topics during the visit.