BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. chip giant Nvidia ( NVDA )

will attend a major supply-chain expo in July in

Beijing, according to a report from China state broadcaster CCTV

on Tuesday.

The third edition of the China International Supply Chain

Expo will be held from July 16 to 20 in Beijing and it will be

the first time that Nvidia ( NVDA ) will take part in the event, the

report said.

There will be more than 230 new Chinese and foreign company

participants for the event this year, it added.

(Reporting by Che Pan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Muralikumar

Anantharaman)