It is a “great loss” for the United States that many Chinese academics and researchers have left the country and chosen to return to China amid worsening bilateral relations, said Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of chipmaker Nvidia.
“I’m also happy they go home, because that’s where they’re from,” Huang said in response to a question from the Post during a group interview on Tuesday. “But it’s an enormous loss for America when the brightest minds decide to come to you for education and decide to go home.”
Huang is in Beijing this week – on his third visit to China this year – to attend the China International Supply Chain Expo, which is being held from Wednesday to Sunday.
“I hope that the United States continues to be a country where we can pursue our American dream,” he said at an event organised by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
Huang, who was born in Taiwan, said he ended up in the US “because my parents wanted to pursue the American dream”.
“I’m an immigrant,” he said. “And because of the United States and all of my colleagues and the dream that we had, we created a very nice company and it has helped me become quite successful. All of that, I hope that other people can enjoy as well.”
