Nvidia spying scandal emboldens Washington’s China hawks
China skeptics have been sidelined by a White House that’s shown willingness to make deals with Beijing. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s admission of an affair with a suspected Chinese spy will empower Washington’s hawks, who have been sidelined by a White House that’s shown willingness to make deals with Beijing. US President Donald Trump has defended Huang, who has successfully lobbied to remove some export controls on Nvidia chips and has accompanied Trump to Beijing. While Nvidia was already on track to face bipartisan scrutiny, Huang’s relationship with a Megaspeed executive is galvanizing US lawmakers’ efforts to restrict the company’s exports to China and intensify scrutiny of the tech giant, Politico reported. That scrutiny could extend to the Trump administration itself: The New York Times reported that Nvidia intervened to halt a Commerce Department investigation into Megaspeed.
China skeptics have been sidelined by a White House that’s shown willingness to make deals with Beijing. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s admission of an affair with a suspected Chinese spy will empower Washington’s hawks, who have been sidelined by a White House that’s shown willingness to make deals with Beijing. US President Donald Trump has defended Huang, who has successfully lobbied to remove some export controls on Nvidia chips and has accompanied Trump to Beijing.
While Nvidia was already on track to face bipartisan scrutiny, Huang’s relationship with a Megaspeed executive is galvanizing US lawmakers’ efforts to restrict the company’s exports to China and intensify scrutiny of the tech giant, Politico reported. That scrutiny could extend to the Trump administration itself: The New York Times reported that Nvidia intervened to halt a Commerce Department investigation into Megaspeed.