Nvidia scandal sparks US national security furore and calls to take tough line on China

Former CEO Jensen Huang and US commerce secretary to appear before Congress amid bipartisan concern that America’s security was put at risk

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Nvidia’s ousted CEO Jensen Huang and Donald Trump’s commerce secretary are expected to testify before Congress in the coming weeks, as the fallout from Huang’s reported affair with an alleged Chinese spy reverberated across the US, sparking bipartisan concerns for national security and calls for a tougher stance against Beijing.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Huang and Nvidia must answer as to whether America’s security had been jeopardised, adding that the Trump administration also must account for what it did once it learned about Huang’s reported relationship with Alice Huang, who is accused of spying for China.

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