Jensen Huang Skips Trump-Xi Meeting After Resigning Over Suspected Chinese Spy Affair
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 15
Jensen Huang Skips Trump-Xi Meeting After Resigning Over Suspected Chinese Spy Affair
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 15
Summary
Shenzhen talks this week will proceed without Jensen Huang, who resigned from Nvidia on Thursday after disclosures of affairs including one with Alice Huang, a woman U.S. intelligence believes is tied to Beijing.
Trump has not let the scandal reshape his China approach: White House officials say he is not expected to raise the Nvidia matter with Xi, and Trump has continued to defend Huang publicly.
Rare-earth exports, nuclear proliferation and the Iran war are expected to dominate the meeting, while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is set to join Trump amid an internal fight over tighter AI-chip export controls.
Washington pressure is still building around Nvidia: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed Commerce for weak curbs on advanced chip sales, and Huang and Lutnick have been asked to testify before the Senate Banking Committee in December.
The fallout could harden bipartisan support for cutting China’s access to U.S. chips, complicating Beijing’s effort to keep relations stable and avoid new export restrictions.