New Delhi, May 13 -- Jensen Huang, co-founder of Nvidia, joined US President Donald Trump on his China visit as a late addition, bringing artificial intelligence and technology into focus ahead of a crucial summit in Beijing.

The list of attendees until Tuesday had not included Huang, whose company makes the chips at the heart of the AI boom and has been pushing for greater leeway in a market he's identified as a $50 billion opportunity.

The Nvidia chief executive officer was spotted on the tarmac boarding the presidential plane and Trump later confirmed his attendance in a social media post, saying it was an honor to have Huang and other business leaders as part of the US delegation.

"I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraor...