US commerce secretary faces scrutiny over Nvidia CEO's links to alleged China spy

US commerce secretary faces scrutiny over Nvidia CEO's links to alleged China spy

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is being investigated after a classified warning tied to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's connections with Alice Huang, suspected of spying for China. Reuters uncovered that a blacklisted Chinese defence university acquired restricted Nvidia AI chips. The relationship reportedly enabled shipments worth over seven billion dollars via firms including Singapore's MegaSpeed. A confidential memo drafted under US Secretary of State Marco Rubio circulated before President Trump's China visit. Despite security concerns, Trump defended Huang, leading to calls for a closed-door briefing and a shareholder lawsuit against Nvidia and Huang.

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