House Speaker Johnson Says Congress Is Forming a Consensus on Limiting Chip Exports to China, With Huang Expected to Testify Within a Week
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters in Washington on November 12 that, after Jensen Huang stepped down as chief executive of NVIDIA, a consensus is gradually forming in Congress on limiting exports of semiconductor chips to China, and that he himself favors limiting chip exports to China.
"The export controls on chips to China has been a big issue around here. I'm in favor of limiting those exports, and I think there's a developing consensus in Congress that is an important position to take. Especially in the light of recent developments, it makes sense," Johnson said. "So we'll see where that goes. I think it might change a few minds around here."
According to Reuters, asked whether Huang should appear before Congress, Johnson said he had been told the Department of Justice was looking into the matter and that if members of Congress wanted to question Huang, it would happen. He added that a lot of facts had yet to be determined, that he was reserving personal judgment, and that Huang did the right thing by resigning.
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast told reporters the same day that congressional staff spoke with NVIDIA's team on the night of November 11, and that he expects Huang to testify to Congress sometime within the next week. Mast and two other leading House Republicans last week asked Huang to provide a closed-door briefing about his relationship with Alice Huang.
NVIDIA announced on November 12 that its board had accepted Huang's resignation as president, chief executive officer and director, effective immediately. Alice Huang is an executive at Megaspeed, an NVIDIA cloud partner; Huang has been reported to have had an affair with her, and U.S. authorities suspect her of spying for Beijing, allegations that have not been proven.
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Source: U.S. House of Representatives
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