Follow-Up: Rep. Lieu Says Trump Administration '1,000 Percent' Too Deferential to Nvidia; Lofgren Sees Momentum to Curb Chip Sales to China
Rep. Ted Lieu of California said in a live interview at POLITICO's B20 USA event on November 11 that the Trump administration has "1,000 percent" been too deferential to Nvidia, and has therefore put national security at risk. Lieu, who is in line to become chair of the House Democratic Caucus, delivered the most direct public criticism yet from a California Democrat of the administration and the chipmaker since revelations about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, whom U.S. officials have assessed to be a Chinese intelligence source.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a key Democrat expected to chair the House Science Committee, said in the same event's interviews that reports about Huang's lobbying could make Congress more likely to restrict sales of super intelligence (SI) chips to China, though she stopped short of predicting new limits. "Jensen didn't lobby me," Lofgren said, "but I think there are a lot of reports that he did lobby the Trump administration, and certainly we need to make sure the national interest is protected."
Nvidia is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Its board has hired the law firm Wachtell Lipton to lead an independent investigation into Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive, and the chairs of three House committees have asked Huang to appear for a closed-door briefing. Senator Kevin Cramer has publicly called on Huang to resign. Lieu has also said House Democrats will hold public hearings on super intelligence (SI) after they take control of the chamber in January.
Since GSM began following this matter, our newsroom has written to NVIDIA's media department to inquire about it and had not received a formal response as of publication. GSM will continue to follow official developments.
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Source: POLITICO
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：美国联邦众议员刘云平（Ted Lieu）官方肖像。美国众议院，公有领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Official portrait of U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu. U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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