House Chairs Seek Jensen Huang Briefing on Spy Allegations

Three House committee chairs have asked Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on November 18 about his interactions with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive, and the company’s protections against foreign espionage. The lawmakers requested a response by November 11; Nvidia has not said whether Huang will attend.

The November 4 letter was sent by John Moolenaar, chair of the House Select Committee on China, Brian Mast, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rick Crawford, chair of the House Intelligence Committee. They are seeking information about the reported interactions and Nvidia’s security protocols. The request does not establish the truth of the allegations.

The request follows reporting that US intelligence assessed Alice Huang had been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to gather information about Jensen Huang. That account, based on people briefed on US surveillance, said the alleged operation aimed to learn about Nvidia’s advanced AI chips and potentially influence the company’s position on sales to China. The intelligence claims have not been independently established in public, and neither Huang has been charged.