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Key Republicans seek briefing from Nvidia CEO over Chinese spy allegations-document
Top Republican lawmakers called on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to brief Congress this month about allegations he maintained a close relationship with a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing.
Last month, The New York Times reported that US authorities are investigating Alice Huang, a former executive of Singpore-based Megaspeed, which buys AI chips from Nvidia.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast, China Select Committee Chair John Moolenaar, and Intelligence Committee Chair Eric Crawford requested a closed-door briefing on November 18 to discuss security protocols against foreign adversary espionage.
Nvidia responded that CEO Jensen Huang interacts with "thousands of customer executives every year," emphasizing that cloud customers in Asia receive ordinary business information, not sensitive trade secrets.
Lawmakers wrote the report raises "significant national security concerns regarding access to sensitive U.S. technology and information," adding, "It is vital that Congress determines the extent to which U.S. national security has been placed at risk.