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US Congress Summons NVIDIA CEO to Closed-Door Meeting Over Chinese Espionage
The US Congress has summoned NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang to a closed-door meeting over allegations of Chinese espionage. US officials believe that Alice Huang, who works at Megaspeed, was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security. Her alleged task was to gather information about Jensen Huang. They are also suspected of having had a romantic relationship. Although they share the same last name, they are not related.
According to the allegations, China sought to obtain information about US artificial intelligence plans through this arrangement. Alice Huang was also expected to influence Jensen Huang and help secure permission for advanced chips to be sold to China. Jensen Huang leads one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence chipmakers and is considered someone capable of influencing decisions in Washington. He had previously persuaded Donald Trump to approve the sale of certain chip models to China. The initiative for the closed-door meeting came from John Moolenaar, Brian Mast and Rick Crawford, the chairs of the House committees on China, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence. In their view, these allegations pose a serious threat because US technologies and information could fall into China’s hands. NVIDIA’s security protocols against foreign espionage will be discussed at the meeting. Jensen Huang will also be questioned about his ties to Alice Huang. According to reports, Jensen Huang was not warned in advance that he could be a target of foreign espionage. Donald Trump is alleged to have been informed about the matter but taken no action. Reports differ on when this occurred. According to one claim, Trump was warned before Jensen Huang and Elon Musk traveled to Beijing earlier this year. Another account says this happened approximately 1 year ago. Megaspeed was one of NVIDIA’s major customers and purchased billions of dollars’ worth of artificial intelligence chips from the company. It built data centers in Southeast Asia and leased their computing capacity to Alibaba. Since 2024, the US Department of Commerce has accused Megaspeed of smuggling $2 billion (approximately AZN 3.4 billion) worth of advanced chips into China. NVIDIA, however, said that an internal investigation found no evidence of legal violations. Singaporean authorities have launched an investigation into Megaspeed and questioned Alice Huang. According to an official statement, the investigation did not focus on her possible ties to Jensen Huang or China. Singapore also said that it does not enforce unilateral export restrictions imposed by foreign countries. Four companies and 4 individuals have been charged in the country in a commercial fraud case. They could face up to 20 years in prison. Taiwanese authorities are also investigating Alice Huang’s travels. According to reports, she is under physical surveillance. NVIDIA said that executives meeting with customers is a routine part of doing business. According to the company, Jensen Huang speaks with the heads of thousands of customer companies every year. Regional cloud service customers receive only routine commercial information, and sensitive trade secrets are not shared with them. The US has long restricted exports of NVIDIA’s and AMD’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips to China.
According to the allegations, China sought to obtain information about US artificial intelligence plans through this arrangement. Alice Huang was also expected to influence Jensen Huang and help secure permission for advanced chips to be sold to China. Jensen Huang leads one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence chipmakers and is considered someone capable of influencing decisions in Washington. He had previously persuaded Donald Trump to approve the sale of certain chip models to China. The initiative for the closed-door meeting came from John Moolenaar, Brian Mast and Rick Crawford, the chairs of the House committees on China, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence. In their view, these allegations pose a serious threat because US technologies and information could fall into China’s hands. NVIDIA’s security protocols against foreign espionage will be discussed at the meeting. Jensen Huang will also be questioned about his ties to Alice Huang. According to reports, Jensen Huang was not warned in advance that he could be a target of foreign espionage. Donald Trump is alleged to have been informed about the matter but taken no action. Reports differ on when this occurred. According to one claim, Trump was warned before Jensen Huang and Elon Musk traveled to Beijing earlier this year. Another account says this happened approximately 1 year ago. Megaspeed was one of NVIDIA’s major customers and purchased billions of dollars’ worth of artificial intelligence chips from the company. It built data centers in Southeast Asia and leased their computing capacity to Alibaba. Since 2024, the US Department of Commerce has accused Megaspeed of smuggling $2 billion (approximately AZN 3.4 billion) worth of advanced chips into China. NVIDIA, however, said that an internal investigation found no evidence of legal violations. Singaporean authorities have launched an investigation into Megaspeed and questioned Alice Huang. According to an official statement, the investigation did not focus on her possible ties to Jensen Huang or China. Singapore also said that it does not enforce unilateral export restrictions imposed by foreign countries. Four companies and 4 individuals have been charged in the country in a commercial fraud case. They could face up to 20 years in prison. Taiwanese authorities are also investigating Alice Huang’s travels. According to reports, she is under physical surveillance. NVIDIA said that executives meeting with customers is a routine part of doing business. According to the company, Jensen Huang speaks with the heads of thousands of customer companies every year. Regional cloud service customers receive only routine commercial information, and sensitive trade secrets are not shared with them. The US has long restricted exports of NVIDIA’s and AMD’s most advanced artificial intelligence chips to China.