Nvidia CEO faces November 18 briefing request over China spy allegations

Three Republican House committee chairmen have asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to appear for a private congressional briefing on November 18 regarding his reported ties to Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive allegedly linked to Chinese intelligence. The request focuses on national security concerns about China's access to sensitive US technology. The lawmakers, including House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, want details of Huang's interactions with Alice Huang and Nvidia's safeguards against foreign espionage. The request follows a New York Times report that US intelligence identified Alice Huang as allegedly passing information to Beijing, though it did not establish Nvidia shared confidential technology. Nvidia has defended the interactions as ordinary business meetings, stating regional cloud customers receive standard business information, not trade secrets or national security data. The briefing is set one day after Nvidia's third-quarter earnings announcement, and Huang's attendance remains unconfirmed.