Scoop: Commerce Department received national security warning on Nvidia CEO affair
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was sent a highly classified memo warning about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang, multiple sources familiar told Axios. Why it matters: Lutnick oversees the agency charged with keeping sensitive U.S. technology out of the hands of American adversaries. The warning raises questions about how the department weighed…
A national security warning was sent to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick regarding Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, Alice Huang, according to multiple sources. Lutnick, who oversees the agency responsible for safeguarding sensitive U.S. technology, raised questions about the department's decision to clear advanced Nvidia chip sales to China-affiliated entities.
The warning, compiled by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, detailed Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, believed to be a Chinese intelligence agent based on U.S. intelligence. The memo, which included surveillance and a chip-smuggling investigation into Alice Huang's company, Megaspeed, was circulated before President Trump's trip to China.
It is unclear how recent approvals for Chinese companies to purchase Nvidia's H200 chips translated into actual sales, as China has halted some chip-buying activity despite U.S. approvals.
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