U.S. lawmakers summon Nvidia co-founder and Commerce Secretary to testify on chip export probe
U. S. lawmakers asked Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang to appear before congressional committees on national-security concerns on 13 November, according to Yahoo News Singapore. Earlier, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had agreed to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on 11 November, as reported by NBC News.
The hearing followed criticism that Lutnick delayed a Trump-ordered crackdown on Nvidia chip exports to China, a delay first reported by BNN Bloomberg. Lawmakers pressed for Lutnick’s dismissal after a report linked a Singapore firm to a Chinese spy, according to The Guardian. The same report highlighted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s alleged ties, The Globe and Mail reported. Critics cited Lutnick’s connections to Chinese firms and to former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, CBS News noted.