Suhas Subramanyam says Huang should resign from Nvidia
Suhas SubramanyamDemocratic U.S. representative from Virginia and top Democrat on the House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, speaking to CNBC
Subramanyam tells CNBC that Huang should resign and that Congress should examine what happened between Nvidia and China and what the administration knew.
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U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive with a close relationship to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, was working for China's Ministry of State Security, making him the target of a Chinese intelligence effort.
“Jensen Huang should resign from Nvidia”
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Nvidia's board investigates reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese intelligence effort; Huang admits an affair and China calls the spy allegation a smear
On November 8, 2026, Nvidia's board said it was opening an independent investigation after news reports that its founder and chief executive, Jensen Huang, had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. The New York Times reported in October that U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that buys Nvidia chips, was working for China's Ministry of State Security and had a close relationship with Jensen Huang; the two are not related. The Financial Times later reported that the U.S. government believes the relationship was romantic. In a message to staff the same day, Huang said he had been unfaithful to his wife and that he supports the investigation. The board says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. China's Foreign Ministry calls the spy allegation unsubstantiated and a smear.
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CNBC report on November 11, 2026, quoting Sen. Kevin Cramer, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and Rep. Don Bacon saying Jensen Huang should resign, and House committee chairs Brian Mast and John Moolenaar saying they could subpoena Huang if he does not agree to appear on November 18.
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CNBC asks members of Congress whether Huang should step down after his admission of an affair with a woman U.S. intelligence reportedly concluded was a Chinese spy.
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Subramanyam says he disagreed with Huang's view that exporting chips to China carries no downside and says Congress should look at what the administration knew about the matter.
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The reference point is the reported relationship between Jensen Huang and Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe was working for Chinese intelligence, and whether it put U.S. or Nvidia secrets at risk. Subramanyam says Huang should resign over the relationship and calls for investigations, which condemns Huang's conduct.
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