Scrutiny of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang intensified after reports said he had a close relationship with Alice Huang, a businesswoman accused of spying for China. The New York Times reported that President Trump had been briefed by intelligence officials on the relationship and allegations against her, but did not act.¹

The concern deepened when the Wall Street Journal reported that officials in at least three countries feared Alice Huang was passing information to Beijing, potentially including sensitive details about Nvidia chips. China had previously dismissed allegations it was spying on Nvidia as “groundless speculation.”¹

On Thursday, House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast, China committee Chair John Moolenaar and Intelligence committee Chair Rick Crawford asked Huang to attend a joint closed-door briefing. Their letter seeks an account of his interactions with Alice Huang and of Nvidia’s protections against foreign adversaries.¹

The Republican chairs cast the issue as more than a corporate controversy, warning that recent reporting raised “significant national security concerns” over the People’s Republic of China’s access to sensitive US technology and information. They said Congress must establish “the extent to which U.S. national security has been placed at risk.”¹

Nvidia rejects the premise. The company said Huang speaks with thousands of customer executives each year because “meetings with customers are part of a CEO’s job.” It said regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information, not sensitive Nvidia trade secrets or material relevant to national security.¹

The clash now turns on the private briefing: lawmakers are seeking proof that Nvidia’s safeguards held, while the company maintains there was no sensitive exposure to explain.