Nvidia’s Trump ties draw scrutiny after reports Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence

Reports that Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence have intensified scrutiny of his ties to President Donald Trump and the company’s efforts to sell advanced chips to China. The reports have also prompted calls from Democratic lawmakers for a classified briefing and stronger limits on chip exports.

Huang’s meetings with Trump have coincided with several shifts easing restrictions on Nvidia chip sales to China, including approvals for H20 and H200 exports. The article also says the Commerce Department’s investigation of chip-smuggling suspect Megaspeed was transferred to the Justice Department after contact from Nvidia’s general counsel; Commerce said it enforces rules aggressively, while the Justice Department did not comment. Beijing has not approved large-scale H200 imports, leaving hundreds of thousands of chips awaiting shipment in early November.