{
  "id": 18557304,
  "title": "Nvidia pushes back after Jensen Huang asked to closed-door meeting in Congress over ties to Chinese 'asset'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/nvidia-pushes-back-after-jensen-huang-asked-to-closed-door-meeting-in-18557304",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T19:18:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/future/technology/2026/11/06/jensen-huang-nvidia-china-ai-congress/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia has refused to commit to attending a closed-door meeting with US Congress following CEO Jensen Huang's request. The company's representative stated that Nvidia's interactions with a Singapore executive, who may have passed information to China, involve only ordinary business information and no sensitive trade secrets. The House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party had requested the meeting, expressing concerns over Nvidia's security protocols and Huang's interactions with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang. The letter to Huang, signed by the chairmen of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and others, highlighted their worries over alleged Chinese espionage and potential threats to US national security. The letter emphasized that Congress would determine the extent of any security risks to the nation. The meeting is scheduled for November 18, and Nvidia's push for relaxed export policies to China has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years. The push for more relaxed export policies has led to heightened concern among critics who argue that it benefits Beijing's technology development.",
  "summary": "Nvidia has pushed back after chief executive Jensen Huang was asked to appear before the US Congress to discuss his interactions with an alleged Chinese intelligence asset. A representative for the powerful US-based AI and chip design company did not say whether Mr Huang would agree to attend the meeting with members of Congress, who requested his presence following reports that the Nvidia boss…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Nvidia's Huang is asked to brief Congress on reported Chinese spy relationship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nvidias-huang-is-asked-to-brief-congress-on-reported-chinese-spy",
        "published": "2026-11-05T21:09:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Top GOP House lawmakers want Nvidia's Jensen Huang to come to Congress",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/top-gop-house-lawmakers-want-nvidias-jensen-huang-to-come-to-congress",
        "published": "2026-11-05T22:58:34.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}