Add as a preferred source on GoogleMoolenaar Gave Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Until Nov. 11 to Respond
The House panel is reviewing intelligence about possible Chinese espionage targeting Huang. Lawmakers also want an internal review of his relationship with Alice Huang and Nvidia’s chip export lobbying.
Rep. John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, gave Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang until the end of business Wednesday, Nov. 11, to respond as the committee investigates possible espionage.
The committee is reviewing intelligence that suggests Huang may have been a target of Chinese espionage. Moolenaar wants Nvidia to examine whether sensitive information was shared through Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, and whether that relationship affected the company’s lobbying on U.S. restrictions on chip exports to China.
On Nov. 5, Moolenaar, Rep. Brian Mast and Rep. Rick Crawford asked Huang to attend a closed-door briefing scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 18. Mast also said he would subpoena Huang if he did not respond by Nov. 11, following an earlier subpoena warning over the briefing request.
Nvidia’s board confirmed Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang and said its review found no evidence that national security or the company’s confidential information had been compromised.
The briefing is scheduled for the day after Nvidia’s third-quarter earnings report.
Riza Dagoc
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