Jensen Huang summoned by US Senate over alleged espionage case
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Capital FM
Former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been summoned by the US Senate to testify about his alleged links to a woman suspected of spying for China. His hearing is scheduled for 3 December, while Nvidia lost $550 billion in market value in five days, according to Capital FM.
The US Senate has summoned Jensen Huang, former Nvidia CEO, to testify on 3 December before its banking committee over suspicions involving a woman described as an alleged Chinese spy. Republican Senator Tim Scott asked Huang to appear voluntarily, while warning that a subpoena could be issued to compel him to do so.
The same senator asked US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify in December about Nvidia’s exports of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. Unnamed officials in President Donald Trump’s administration accused him in US media of delaying measures aimed at tightening these restrictions, while a Commerce Department spokesperson said Lutnick had agreed to appear.
Three House committees, responsible in particular for intelligence, foreign affairs and China-related issues, have also summoned Huang for a closed-door hearing on 1 December. Nvidia lost $550 billion in market capitalisation in five days, according to Capital FM.
Huang acknowledged on Sunday that he had been unfaithful to his wife after revelations about a relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at Singaporean company Megaspeed who the New York Times suspects of being an agent of Chinese intelligence services. Beijing rejects the accusation, calling it defamation, while Huang has also been linked to another relationship with a Nvidia executive.
