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House Republicans Ask Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Brief Congress on China Ties
House Republicans ask Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on his China ties.
Key points
- The letter from Brian Mast, John Moolenaar and Rick Crawford was unveiled Thursday and dated Wednesday.
- The lawmakers seek information on Huang's interactions with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang and Nvidia's security protocols.
- Nvidia is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Nov. 17, the day before the proposed briefing.
Why it matters. The request signals that congressional committees are scrutinising Nvidia's protections against foreign espionage, though Nvidia says it is confident the government would notify it of any threat.
Three House Republican committee leaders asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a letter unveiled Thursday to sit for a closed-door briefing on Nov. 18 about his ties to Megaspeed executive Alice Huang. The New York Times reported last week that U.S. intelligence found Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen, was funneling information to Beijing. Nvidia said its regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information, not sensitive trade secrets.
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House Republicans Ask Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Brief Congress on China Ties
Three House Republican committee leaders asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to sit for a closed-door briefing on his reported relationship with a tech executive who was reportedly involved in passing intelligence to China. Republican Reps. John Moolenaar, Brian Mast and Rick Crawford sent the letter on Wednesday and requested that Huang appear in a joint session on Nov. 18. The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump was briefed about those intelligence findings about a year ago. The lawmakers want answers on concerns raised by the reports. Nvidia has not been cited as having taken any action in response to the request.