Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces US congressional scrutiny and a scheduled testimony following reports linking his contacts to firms allegedly helping bypass AI chip export controls to China.
Megaspeed was under investigation by US authorities for allegedly facilitating the circumvention of export bans on artificial intelligence chips to China. Nvidia spokesman John Rizzo said Huang's interactions with the Chinese national were no different from his typical meetings with customers, adding that the CEO is always accompanied by a special security team.
The parliamentary reactions are immediate. Three Republican committee chairs in the House of Representatives have called on Huang to testify in a closed-door session on November 18. At the same time, Democratic Senator Chris Coons, who is expected to take over as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, described the case as problematic, stating that Congress will seek answers about what the Trump administration knew.
The issue extends beyond Huang’s face, as questions are raised about the Trump administration’s approvals. Republican Senator John Cornyn responded to a report that the Commerce Department had approved Nvidia’s chip assembly in Beijing by a company called New Matrix, which showed little evidence of actual business activity despite supposedly passing a national security review. As a result, Democratic Representative Seth Magaziner called for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify to clarify the review procedures.
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