China is telling the US not to use the recent NVIDIA controversy as an excuse for tougher chip restrictions.
This all started after reports surfaced that NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, allegedly had an affair with someone linked to Chinese entities, raising national security worries in Washington.
In response, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning urged the US not to "The US should stop fabricating the so-called Chinese spy narrative as a pretext for imposing technology restrictions," at a press briefing on Thursday, November 12, just to ramp up tech controls.
Chinese AI firms secure NVIDIA chips
With more US restrictions possibly on the way, Chinese AI companies aren't waiting around; they're securing access to NVIDIA chips overseas and teaming up with foreign data centers.
All this comes as a US bill could tighten control over how sensitive tech is accessed remotely.