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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang called to  Congress by GOP — chip sale cutoff could be at stake over Chinese ‘spy’ honeypot

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Goodin, E. (2026, November 9). Nvidia’s Jensen Huang called to Congress by GOP — chip sale cutoff could be at stake over Chinese ‘spy’ honeypot. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/09/us-news/nvidias-jensen-huang-called-to-congress-by-gop-chip-sale-cutoff-could-be-at-stake-over-chinese-spy-honeypot/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-09 · by Emily Goodin

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Republican lawmakers are calling for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to appear before Congress on November 18 due to concerns about his alleged affair with a Chinese spy. Lawmakers fear that this relationship may have compromised U.S. national security and want the Trump administration to revoke approval of Nvidia's chip sales to China. Rep. Michael McCaul has called for an immediate halt in the shipment of advanced AI chips until the situation is investigated further, amid ongoing scrutiny over potential breaches of export restrictions by Chinese tech firms like Megaspeed.
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Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, admitted to having an extramarital affair with a suspected Chinese spy, leading to a significant drop in Nvidia's stock prices by 8%. The company’s board has launched an independent investigation, assisted by outside legal counsel, to look into allegations that Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. This comes after reports from The New York Times and Financial Times about the relationship between Huang and Alice Huan, who is an executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed. President Trump publicly backed Huang, stating that he had no idea of the spy allegations against his partner. The affair has raised concerns over potential security breaches involving Nvidia's advanced AI technology.

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The House Foreign Affairs panel is advancing legislation that would allow Congress 30 days to review and block sales of advanced chips to adversarial countries, which is similar to the power Congress has with arms and weapons sales.
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China Chinese Congress Nvidia U.S.

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Nvidia ORG · 8× China GPE · 5× Chinese NORP · 5× Trump PERSON · 5× Congress ORG · 4× Huang PERSON · 4× U.S. GPE · 4× House ORG · 2× Jensen PERSON · 2× Megaspeed ORG · 2×

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The powerful chairmen of three House committees wrote to Huang to demand he appear before them on Nov. 18 in a closed-door meeting. “Recent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the PRC’s [People’s Republic of China] access to sensitive U.S. technology and information,” Reps. Brian Mast, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; John Moolenaar, head of the panel on the Chinese Communist Party; and Intel chair Rick Crawford wrote.
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The House Foreign Affairs panel is advancing legislation that would allow Congress 30 days to review and block sales of advanced chips to adversarial countries, which is similar to the power Congress has with arms and weapons sales.

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Top Republican lawmakers are demanding Jensen Huang appear before Congress to answer questions about his relationship with a Chinese honeypot and are pushing the administration to withdraw its approval of Nvidia chip sales to China. asserted
Huang → demand → China
The lawmakers are worried that US national security was compromised after it was revealed Huang, the CEO of Nvidia and one of the world’s wealthiest men, had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. asserted
Huang → worry → spy
The powerful chairmen of three House committees wrote to Huang to demand he appear before them on Nov. 18 in a closed-door meeting. “Recent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the PRC’s [People’s Republic of China] access to sensitive U.S. technology and information,” Reps. Brian Mast, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; John Moolenaar, head of the panel on the Chinese Communist Party; and Intel chair Rick Crawford wrote. asserted
Mast → write → Party
They added that it is “vital that Congress determines the extent to which U.S. national security has been placed at risk” and that Huang “security protocols against foreign adversary espionage and your interactions with … Alice Huang.” asserted
security → add → Huang
Other lawmakers want President Trump’s administration to stop the sale of Nvidia’s advanced H200 artificial intelligence processors to approved Chinese companies. asserted
administration → want → companies
“The U.S. should immediately pause the shipment of advanced AI chips to China until we can get to the bottom of this incident and ensure our national security is not being undermined,” Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, wrote on social media. asserted
McCaul → pause → media
Nvidia declined to comment when contacted by The Post. asserted
Nvidia → decline → Post
The House Foreign Affairs panel is advancing legislation that would allow Congress 30 days to review and block sales of advanced chips to adversarial countries, which is similar to the power Congress has with arms and weapons sales. asserted
Congress → advance → sales
It would also cancel all existing export licenses to countries like China until the government submits a detailed strategy about how the chips would impact military and intelligence. asserted
chips → cancel → military
In a moment caught on camera, the honeypot, clad in a pink dress, flashed a smile as she gently touched Jensen on the arm. asserted
she → catch → arm
Alice, a former executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based tech company that purchased billions in AI chips from Nvidia, was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), Beijing’s spy agency, according to a secret memo from the US State Department. uncertain
that → base → Department
Megaspeed is being investigated over accusations that it helped smuggle advanced Nvidia graphics processing units (GPUs) into China to circumvent US export restrictions on cutting-edge technology. asserted
it → investigate → technology
The U.S. government collects a 25% cut of all the sales of Nvidia chips to Chinese companies in a deal made by Jensen with the Trump administration. asserted
government → collect → administration
The Commerce Department approved roughly two dozen Chinese firms to handle or purchase the processors. asserted
firms → approve → processors
The Nvidia CEO personally lobbied Trump to sign off on the sales. asserted
CEO → lobby → sales
Huang is close to Trump, who defended him against any allegations he endangered US national security. asserted
he → defend → security
The president called the CEO an “honorable guy” and “fine person.” asserted
president → call → CEO
“I think he’s an honorable guy. asserted
he → think → ?
I think he probably has an excuse for it. asserted
he → think → it
You have to hear it,” Trump told reporters Sunday night. asserted
Trump → have → reporters
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