US senators send ‘warning letter’ to Nvidia CEO JenSen Huang: ‘We are worried that…’

A group of US senators has issued a stern warning to

Nvidia

CEO

Jensen Huang

regarding his upcoming trip to China, a report has said. In a letter sent on Friday, Republican Senator Jim Banks and Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren urged Huang to refrain from meeting with Chinese companies suspected of undermining US

chip export controls

or those with ties to Beijing's military and intelligence bodies. They also specifically cautioned against engaging with entities on the US restricted export list, according to a report by news agency Reuters.“We are worried that your trip to the PRC could legitimise companies that cooperate closely with the Chinese military or involve discussing exploitable gaps in US export controls," the senators reportedly wrote, highlighting concerns about potential circumvention of critical US technology safeguards. The senators underscored a consensus on the controlled export of advanced AI hardware, stressing that such technology could “accelerate the PRC's effort to modernise its military.”

Nvidia says win for US guaranteed when its technology sets ‘global standard’

An Nvidia spokesperson responded to the concerns by stating that "American wins" when its technology sets "the global standard." The spokesperson emphasised China's vast pool of software developers, asserting that AI software "should run best on the US technology stack, encouraging nations worldwide to choose America.”

This development comes after Huang publicly praised US President Donald Trump’s decision to ease some AI chip export controls in May at the Computex trade show in Taipei, calling prior restrictions a “failure.” Huang previously estimated that US restrictions on Nvidia's modified AI chips for China, imposed in April, would reduce the company's revenue by $15 billion.Last month, Reuters reported that a senior US official alleged AI firm DeepSeek was assisting China's military and intelligence operations and had attempted to use shell companies to circumvent US AI chip export controls.