NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang in an interview with Pg2 Pod, published on YouTube on September 26, 2025 Photo: Screenshot from video

In a video published on YouTube last Friday by Pg2 Pod, a bi-weekly US channel focusing on technology, markets, and investment, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang stated that some Americans wear the label of "China hawks" as a "badge of honor." In his view, however, it is a "badge of shame" and their actions are not "patriotic."

According to its YouTube description, the nearly two-hour interview with Jensen Huang is "a sweeping deep dive on the new era of AI." From the $100B partnership with OpenAI to the rise of AI factories, sovereign AI, and protecting the American dream—this episode explores how accelerated computing is reshaping the global economy, read the video description.

During the interview, Huang remarked, "I didn't hear about the phrase 'China hawks' until just a few years ago." He went on to critique the mindset, saying, "Apparently, if you are a 'China hawk,' you get to wear that label with pride. It's almost like a badge of honor. [But] it's a badge of shame. There's no question it's a badge of shame." 

He further noted, there's no question that they want what's in the best interest of the US. "We all want what's in the best interest of our country. [But] destroying that pipeline of the 'American dream' is not patriotic. They think they are doing the right thing for our country, but it's not patriotic, not even a little bit."

In the video, he claimed Washington should allow its technology industry to compete globally - including in China - to "proliferate the technology around the world" and thereby "maximise America's economic success and geopolitical influence."

In the interview, Huang also highlighted China's progress in chipmaking and its manufacturing potential. "This is a vibrant, entrepreneurial, hi-tech, modern industry," he said in the video.

In July, Huang made his third trip to China in just about half a year, CNBC reported on July 17.

During his third China trip, he said at a press briefing held in Beijing as part of his attendance to the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE), that China's tech companies and vast market potential, expressing optimism about the country's advances in AI, robotics and smart manufacturing, as well as China's growing role in global innovation.

Also, according to media reports on July 15, Huang said in Beijing "The Chinese market is massive, dynamic, and highly innovative, and it's also home to many AI researchers," according to CCTV News. "Therefore, it is indeed crucial for American companies to establish roots in the Chinese market," he stated.

Global Times