Huawei launched new chip technologies on Thursday at its annual conference in Shanghai.

The announcement challenges global leaders such as Nvidia.

It also highlights the narrowing AI gap between China and the U.S.

The event came days before an expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The meeting is set for Washington on Sept. 24.

China has pursued technological self-reliance, as U.S.-led restrictions blocked its access to advanced AI chips and chipmaking machines.

Huawei introduced the Atlas 960 SuperPoD computing cluster.

It is a faster successor to a model launched only months ago.

It brings gains in AI training and inference.

Huawei also plans to launch the Ascend 970 and 980 chip series in 2028 and 2029.

The company expects big gains in computing power.

George Chen of The Asia Group consultancy said the timing underscores Beijing's confidence and ambition in technology.

Trump has downplayed calls by AI leaders to slow development for safety.

He says the U.S. must stay ahead of China.

Chen said AI moves so fast that no one can be certain of holding the lead forever.

Analysts say China's advanced work, such as AI model training, still often relies on U.S. chips.

But Huawei makes its own advanced chips and leads Chinese chip developers.

Chinese AI companies increasingly use domestic chips.

Chen said Huawei's upgrade in just a year will heighten U.S. anxiety about the accelerating AI competition.