Three commission heads in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked Navia executive director Jensen Huang to give a closed-door explanation for his contacts with businessman Alice Huang, who US intelligence services suspect was recruited by Beijing. The meeting is proposed on November 18th.
According to a memorandum described by The New York Times, the Chinese State Security Ministry allegedly recruited Alice Huang to gather information about the directors of the Naviia and the American cycle industry. One of the possible goals, according to the report, was to influence the Noviia to offer China its most advanced processors. The memorandum was distributed to a limited group of American officials prior to President Donald Trump’s visit to China in May.
The document claims that Alice Huang had established an intimate relationship with the director of Nvivia. The claim remains unconfirmed independently. Whether Jensen Huang was aware of her alleged connections to Chinese intelligence or he had given her confidential information remains unclear. The Chinese Embassy in Washington has dismissed the charges.
In his letter to Huang, Republican lawmakers Brian Mast, John Moolenaar and Rick Crawford also seek clarification of the measures that Novilia applies to protect against foreign spying. According to them, reports raise questions about China’s access to technology and sensitive American information.
Alice Huang has held leadership position in Megaspeed, a company with headquarters in Singapore that purchases equipment from Nvidí and offers computer capacity to artificial intelligence developers. U.S. authorities have reviewed allegations that Megaspeed may have helped send advanced chips to China, contrary to American export restrictions. According to Nvivia, her internal verification found no evidence of wrongdoing.
Novilia has described Jensen Huang’s contacts with the businessman as part of the usual meetings with company managers. The company says its clients in Asia provide only regular business information and that they have no access to trade secrets or information related to US national security.
Source Layer: Dukeagini