Trump Administration Ministers Clash Over Nvidia's China Connection Amid Chip Shipment Controversy

The controversy over chipmaker Nvidia's China connection has now escalated among Donald Trump's ministers. According to reports, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant has argued with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that the Commerce Department failed to blacklist Nvidia customer Megaspeed. The entire controversy comes at a time when questions are being raised about what Donald Trump knew about intelligence concerns involving Jensen Huang before his visit to China in May. Megaspeed is accused of illegally shipping advanced US chips to China in the case of NVIDIA's chip reaching China. This is being said amid growing scrutiny over the administration's handling of intelligence concerns involving Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang. According to Axios'report, after the US midterm elections, in the White House Situation Room, Scott asked why the Commerce Department did not identify the companies on the National Security List that pose a security threat to Megaspeed.