Communist China continues to lie, steal, and deceive to acquire advanced American AI chips.
Congress should pass my bipartisan Chip Security Act to protect our technology from our chief adversary.
We are in an AI arms race with China that’s powered by advanced chips and the winner will determine the future of global military superiority.
The most important thing we can do TODAY is pass my AI Overwatch Act to stop our chips from being sold to China and KEEP AMERICA SAFE 🇺🇸
If the board knows more than we do, what, if anything, did it ask Kress before naming her interim CEO? She spent 13 years as CFO. When did she learn about suspected chip diversion through Megaspeed, and what did she do about it? Her tenure makes those questions more urgent.
NVIDIA's interim CEO was its CFO when Singapore disappeared as a separate line in its revenue breakdown. The board owes two answers: Why did NVIDIA change how it reported those sales? And when did Colette Kress first learn of concerns about chip diversion through Megaspeed?
Shared with me via a source, copies of the emails interim CFO Colette Kress and new board chairman Harvey C. Jones sent internally to NVIDIA staff today:
The Vandenberg Coalition’s 2026 Media Fellowship opened with a strong start this morning! @CraigMSingleton, @tozzi_piero, and @DavidFeith gave their takes on whether the Pivot to Asia is dead.
Takeaways:
- The AI race is central to our strategic competition with China.
- America’s “Pivot to Asia” is not dead, merely stalled.
The AI race with China is all about who has the best and most chips. There are four main ways China gets access to chips:
1.) Buying them directly from US companies like Nvidia.
2.) Illegally smuggling them from other countries into China.
3.) Accessing them remotely through the cloud from data centers located in places like Southeast Asia.
4.) Building their own domestic chips in China.
The Chinese military has used advanced chips to further its capabilities while undermining our national security, and the Chinese government has used these chips to strengthen its totalitarian surveillance project.
Congress has a generational opportunity in this year’s NDAA to pass bipartisan bills that would address all four of the pathways through which China acquires chips.
While we need a full assessment of the damage done to our national security by recent revelations, we can begin today by setting a better course.
No excuses. No apologies. Let’s get this done.
Chairman @RepBrianMast: China will lie, cheat, and steal to get ahold of our most advanced AI technology.
This situation with NVIDIA’s CEO is a massive concern for the national security of the United States. This is a great example of why we need AI export control bills making sure China can never get their hands on our most advanced technology.
This @washingtonpost op-ed is right. As shocking as the recent Nvidia news is, it’s likely only the tip of the iceberg. China is willing to do anything they can to obtain advanced chips, and these scandals will keep on happening unless Congress passes common-sense export control legislation supposed by both sides of the aisle. https://t.co/F9vUhlZj3B
"The Huang scandal underscores why Washington cannot leave chipmakers to police their own sales to China," @CraigMSingleton of @FDD writes. https://t.co/yS90XqQQCC
We should not arm our adversaries. My bipartisan MATCH Act would prevent Communist China from accessing the high-end semiconductor manufacturing equipment needed to win the global technology race. It is already included in the Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congress has the opportunity to pass the full NDAA in the weeks ahead. I urge my colleagues to protect America’s lead from Communist China.
The Huang honey-trap scandal sends a message about chip-export controls Democrats and Republicans disagree on nearly everything. They should work together to prevent China from winning the AI race, writes @FDD China Program senior director Craig Singleton. https://t.co/OJYxJEADPf