US Congress shows bipartisan support for tightening export restrictions on AI chips to China
TechFlow reports, on November 16, according to The Verge, after former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's ties to a suspected Chinese spy were exposed, bipartisan U.S. lawmakers have backed measures to tighten AI chip export rules, calling for NVIDIA executives including Huang to testify at congressional hearings.
Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott has written to Jensen Huang and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, demanding both appear publicly at committee hearings. The Remote Access Security Act, which previously stalled in the Senate, is also drawing renewed attention.
House Speaker Mike Johnson stated that consensus within Congress on restricting chip exports to China is growing, and he personally supports limiting China's access to advanced AI chips manufactured by companies such as NVIDIA.
