# Commerce Department Faces Scrutiny Over Chinese Firms Handling Nvidia Chips By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/57547 Published: 2026-11-14T22:32:20.000Z Updated: 2026-11-14T22:32:20.000Z Section: Regulation > Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had previously held back proposed limits on Nvidia chip sales to China after Oval Office discussions. The Commerce Department is facing questions over Chinese firms handling Nvidia chips, while cabinet officials and U.S. intelligence agencies have raised national-security concerns and the department faces pressure over delayed export controls. The scrutiny puts the department’s approach to chip access and export enforcement in focus. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had earlier held back [proposed restrictions on Nvidia sales to China](). That pause became part of an administration dispute over export-control enforcement. ## Links in this article - [proposed restrictions on Nvidia sales to China](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/55152)