House Republicans seek clarification from Nvidia CEO on alleged Chinese intelligence links

Republican chairs of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Select Committee on China and the Intelligence Committee sent a joint letter to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, requesting details about his relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen who works for Megaspeed and is alleged to have collected information for Beijing. The lawmakers said the inquiry is prompted by concerns that China could have accessed sensitive U.S. technology through Nvidia’s operations.

"China’s access to that sensitive U.S. tech is core to the investigative work of our three committees this Congress," the letter read, adding that Congress must determine whether national security was jeopardized.

The request follows a New York Times report describing Alice Huang’s close ties to Jensen Huang and noting that President Donald Trump was briefed on the intelligence findings about a year ago but did not take action. The letter, dated Wednesday and released Thursday, invited Jensen Huang to an in-person briefing on Nov. 18, a day before Nvidia is slated to report its third-quarter earnings. Nvidia has not responded to a request for comment.

The Times indicated that U.S. officials initially doubted that Jensen Huang was aware of Alice Huang’s alleged intelligence activities, and it is unclear whether that assessment has changed. The report also noted that Huang has not received a defensive briefing from the government.

Earlier this year, Jensen Huang joined a Trump administration business delegation that met Chinese President Xi Jinping. The delegation, which included CEOs of Apple, Tesla, SpaceX, Micron, Meta and senior financial executives, highlighted Nvidia’s role in U.S.–China trade and technology discussions. U.S. officials have expressed suspicion that some chips acquired by Megaspeed may have been smuggled into China.