Democrats investigate Nvidia sales to China
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TechCrunch
Democrats in the US Congress are investigating the Trump administration’s handling of Nvidia chip sales to China. Their action notably targets an arrangement allowing H200 chips to transit through the United States before being shipped to China, according to a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
US Democrats on Thursday opened an investigation into how Donald Trump’s administration handled Nvidia chip sales to China. The inquiry is being led by Richard Neal, a Democratic representative from Massachusetts, and Ron Wyden, a Democratic senator from Oregon, who are asking Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to preserve documents relating to the sales.
The two lawmakers are challenging in particular the arrangement that allowed Nvidia H200 chips to be sold to China after transiting through the United States, subject to a tariff and an export licence issued by the Commerce Department. Their letter also seeks explanations about purchases made by Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company, despite US authorities’ suspicions concerning its executive Alice Huang, described as a person suspected of spying for China.
The investigation also covers Nvidia’s donations to Donald Trump’s projects and an agreement reached in August 2025 by Nvidia and AMD to return 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China to the US government in exchange for export licences, according to the Associated Press as cited by TechCrunch.
