Huang affair adds new strain to U.S.-China summit talks

The resignation of former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang amid a congressional probe into his affair with an alleged Chinese spy is escalating tensions between the U.S. and China ahead of next week's Trump-Xi summit. Huang resigned Thursday and agreed to testify before Congress before Thanksgiving, with House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast hinting at further public hearings. A Beijing-based researcher warned the incident could worsen Washington's stance on China and export controls, recalling a 1990s nuclear espionage case that ended in prosecution. The affair adds a new espionage allegation to a fragile trade truce, centering on the tech executive key to U.S.-China AI competition. Analysts say the issue reflects broader Washington efforts to exclude China, despite Huang's advocacy for American tech access there, as the two presidents prepare to meet in Shenzhen from Nov. 18-19.