Nvidia has come under intense scrutiny over CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing.
The controversy escalated on several fronts on Tuesday as allegations emerged that Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang aided at least $7.5 billion in Nvidia chip shipments to China and that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had briefed President Donald Trump on the affair in May.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer demanded answers from the administration and tighter curbs on chip exports to China.
The FBI is separately examining whether Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. China’s foreign ministry has refuted the spy accusations as “groundless.”
Trump said on Monday that Huang told him he had “absolutely no idea” about the alleged Chinese spy and that he believed the Nvidia CEO.
US news publication Axios reported on Tuesday that the Commerce Department was sent a highly classified memo warning about the Nvidia CEO’s relationship with Alice Huang.
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