Republican leaders of three House committees asked Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang on Thursday to appear for a closed-door briefing.
Three House committee leaders requested a November appearance
The request came from Brian Mast, chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; John Moolenaar, who leads the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party; and Rick Crawford, who leads the Select Committee on Intelligence. The leaders asked Huang to appear on Nov. They requested a voluntary briefing behind closed doors, rather than a public hearing.¹²
Nvidia spokesman John Rizzo declined to comment on whether Huang would attend. The request follows a separate approach from the Senate: in June, Huang declined an invitation to appear before Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. The ledger does not say whether the House leaders’ request connects to that earlier Senate invitation, or whether Huang has responded to the new request.¹²
Nvidia spokesman John Rizzo declined to comment on whether Huang would attend.
Huang’s ties to Alice Huang, a top executive at Megaspeed, are part of the scrutiny surrounding the request. The New York Times reported that Jensen Huang had a close relationship with her. American spy agencies learned of the relationship through surveillance of Alice Huang, who is a Chinese citizen. She was listed as Megaspeed’s managing director for its first eight months.¹²
Megaspeed faces a U.S. government investigation
A memo circulated among U.S. policymakers earlier this year claimed that Alice Huang had been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to spy on Jensen Huang. That is a claim in the memo, not a finding established by the other facts here. The U.S. government has been investigating Megaspeed since late 2024. A Commerce Department official visited the company’s data center in Malaysia and found the site suspicious.¹²
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Read More →In April 2025, Moolenaar and the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party opened an investigation into Nvidia’s sale of chips in Asia. The committee focuses on national security threats from Beijing. That inquiry concerns Nvidia’s chip sales, while the U.S. government investigation described above concerns Megaspeed. The facts provided do not establish that the two investigations are the same or that one prompted the other.¹²
Megaspeed’s sister company in Malaysia bought at least $4.8 billion of advanced A.I. equipment containing Nvidia chips and technology from June 2024 to February 2026. The government investigation began in late 2024, and the Commerce Department official’s visit to the data center was described as part of the scrutiny of Megaspeed. The stated value covers equipment purchases by the sister company, not Nvidia’s own sales total.¹²
Nvidia’s board announced an independent inquiry
Nvidia’s board of directors announced an independent investigation after reports that Jensen Huang had been targeted by a Chinese spy operation. The board said it had no reason to believe national security or company secrets had been compromised. Independent directors working with outside legal counsel were named to conduct the inquiry. The board’s announcement describes an investigation into the reports; it does not state that the alleged spying or any compromise was established.¹²
Nvidia also donated more than $20 million to the White House ballroom and promised to invest $500 billion in U.S. manufacturing. Separately, Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, sent a message to the company admitting that he had an affair with Alice Huang. He apologized for being unfaithful to his wife, saying his actions hurt her and their children and that there was no excuse for what he did.¹²
Independent directors working with outside legal counsel were named to conduct the inquiry.
Chip buyers face new scrutiny
If you work in AI hardware procurement or data-center operations, the $4.8 billion in equipment purchases by Megaspeed's sister company in Malaysia shows how large-scale buyers draw government attention. A Commerce Department official already found that site suspicious, and the U.S. government has investigated Megaspeed since late 2024. When you negotiate contracts for advanced AI equipment, expect longer due-diligence timelines and more requests for documentation about end users and supply chains.¹
For engineers and executives at chip suppliers, the House request for a closed-door briefing on Nov. 18 signals that national-security questions now reach the top of corporate leadership. Jensen Huang declined a Senate invitation in June, and the board launched an independent inquiry. If you hold a senior role in a company selling chips in Asia, prepare for similar inquiries and have clear answers about your customer relationships and export controls.¹²
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