Moolenaar Urges Nvidia to Put National Security Ahead of Commercial Interests

Rep. John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, called for Nvidia to make national security its top priority in corporate practices after Jensen Huang resigned as CEO on Nov. 12. Moolenaar also pressed Congress to move faster on bipartisan export-control legislation included in a national defense bill.

“Nvidia must now change its corporate practices and appoint leadership that makes national security its top priority,” Moolenaar said in a statement. He described the U.S.-China competition over AI as a technology race akin to the Cold War.

Nvidia's advanced chips are central to AI development, making the company part of Washington's technology competition with Beijing. Before Huang's resignation, Nvidia's board confirmed his relationship with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive. The board said an internal review found no evidence that U.S. national security or proprietary information had been compromised.

Lawmakers requested a closed-door briefing with Huang for Wednesday, Nov. 18, seeking answers about his relationship with Alice Huang and Nvidia's safeguards against espionage.