Jensen Huang says Nvidia has "largely conceded" China's AI chip market to Huawei, yet zero H200 chips have actually shipped

u/Inevitable_Wear_9107 · Reddit — r/investing · May 22, 2026 at 14:23 · ⬆ 53 pts · 💬 10 comments  | View on Reddit ↗
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  • The author highlights NVDA CEO Jensen Huang’s admission that Nvidia has “largely conceded” the China AI chip market to Huawei, while approved H200 shipments remain stuck due to Beijing’s customs blockade.
  • Thesis: The shift to domestic Chinese chips (e.g., Huawei Ascend) is accelerating, but traditional China ETFs (KWEB, CQQQ) lack direct exposure; the author identifies CNQQ as a fund holding key domestic chip names like Cambricon and Zhongji Innolight.
  • Quality assessment: Partial DD – well-sourced (NVDA earnings call, revenue projections) and logically structured, but the author admits incomplete research on CNQQ and notes country-specific risks.
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Huawei Ascend chip revenue projected at $12B in 2026 vs $7.5B in 2025; ByteDance placed $5.6B in Ascend orders; US-approved H200 chips blocked by China since January. Jensen Huang’s “conceded” remark validates the structural shift; CNQQ offers the most direct liquid ETF exposure to China’s domestic AI chip supply chain (A‑shares + HK) including Cambricon and Zhongji Innolight. Long CNQQ as a play on accelerating substitution of US chips by Chinese alternatives, driven by policy and corporate demand. Geopolitical escalation, further US export controls, Chinese regulatory crackdowns, poor liquidity or tracking error in CNQQ, and general China market volatility.
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