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Calls for Nvidia probes, new chip export limits intensify WASHINGTON — The resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday did little to quell bipartisan demands from Congress for an accounting of potential national security fallout from his affair with an alleged Chinese spy and talk of adding tougher chip export controls to the annual defense authorization bill. kAmwF2?8 25>:EE65 @? $F?52J E@ 92G:?8 2? 2772:C[ 2?5 C6A@CED D2J E92E :E H2D H:E9 p=:46 wF2?8[ 2? 6I64FE:G6 2E $:?82A@C62? E649 4@>A2?J 2?5 }G:5:2 4FDE@>6C |682DA665[ H9@> E96 &]$] 8@G6C?>6?E 36=:6G6D DA:65 7@C r9:?2[ 244@C5:?8 E@ C646?E C6A@CED] %96 }6H *@C< %:>6D 2?5 #6FE6CD C6A@CE65 96 2=D@ 925 2772:CD H:E9 EH@ }G:5:2 6>A=@J66D]k^Am kAm$6?2E6 |2;@C:EJ {6256C y@9? %9F?6[ #\$]s][ E@=5 C6A@CE6CD %9FCD52J E92E 96 DFAA@CED E96 $6?2E6 :?G6DE:82E:?8 wF2?8’D A@E6?E:2= :?7=F6?46 @? &]$] 2CE:7:4:2= :?E6==:86?46 2?5 49:A A@=:4J]k^Am kAm“x E9:?< E92E :E H@F=5 >2<6 D6?D6 3642FD6 @7 E96… ?2EFC6 @7 E96 2DD@4:2E:@?… 2?5 E96 8@G6C?>6?ED 2?5 E96 ?2E:@?2= D64FC:EJ :?E6C6DED H6 H6C6 E2=<:?8 23@FE 96C6[” %9F?6 D2:5[ E9@F89 96 D2:5 96 E9@F89E :E H@F=5 36 “HC@?8” E@ >2<6 2DDF>AE:@?D 23@FE 9@H 4=@D6 wF2?8’D C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A 92D 366?]k^Am kAm—r"\#@== r2==k^Am k9bm}*r |2J@C +@9C2? |2>52?: 564=:?6D E@ 324< $49F>6C =6256CD9:A 3:5 2>:5 '2? w@==6? 492==6?86k^9bm kAm}t( *~#z — }6H *@C< |2J@C +@9C2? |2>52?: 564=:?65 E@ 324< $6?] r9F4< $49F>6C’D 3:5 7@C >2;@C:EJ =6256C @? uC:52J — 4@>:?8 27E6C |2CJ=2?5 $6?] r9C:D '2? w@==6? 2??@F?465 2 AC@8C6DD:G6 492==6?86 E@ E96 }6H *@C< D6?2E@C]k^Am kAm'2? w@==6?[ 2 AC@8C6DD:G6 s6>@4C2E[ 2??@F?465 9:D 492==6?86 @? %9FCD52J[ D2J:?8 96 H2D >@E:G2E65 3J E96 C6DF=ED @7 E96 >:5E6C> 6=64E:@?Di “%96 42== H2D C62==J E@ C6;64E E96 DE2EFD BF@ 2?5 E@ C6;64E 3FD:?6DD 2D FDF2=[” 96 D2:5 @? |$ }~(]k^Am kAm|2>52?: 2?5 $49F>6C 92G6 >2?J :56@=@8:42= 5:776C6?46D[ 2?5 E96 >2J@C 92D 7C6BF6?E=J DA@<6? 23@FE 2 ?665 E@ 6=6G2E6 A@AF=:DE[ =67E\H:?8 A@=:E:4D E92E AC:@C:E:K6 “>2E6C:2= :>AC@G6>6?ED 7@C E96 H@C<:?8 4=2DD]”k^Am kAm“x 42C6 =6DD 23@FE H9@ :E :D[ 2?5 x 42C6 >@C6 23@FE H92E E96J 5@ H:E9 E92E A@H6C[” |2>52?: D2:5 2E 2 uC:52J AC6DD 4@?76C6?46 :? C6DA@?D6 E@ 2 BF6DE:@? @? H96E96C $49F>6C 2?5 9:D >@C6 46?EC:DE A@=:E:4D H6C6 2 7:E 7@C E96 =6256CD9:A A@D:E:@?]k^Am kAm—}6H *@C< s2:=J }6HDk^Am k9bm!=2DE:4 H2DE6 :? E96 vC62E {2<6D 4@F=5 36 4@>:?8 7C@> 2D 72C 2D `a_ >:=6D 2H2J[ DEF5J D9@HDk^9bm kAmrwxrpv~ — u@C D4:6?E:DED H@C<:?8 E@ <66A A=2DE:4 =:EE6C @FE @7 E96 6?G:C@?>6?E[ E96 :562 >:89E D66> 4@F?E6C:?EF:E:G6] {@@<:?8 E@ 7@==@H E96 >@G6>6?E @7 H2E6C 3@EE=6D 2?5 @E96C 7=@2E:?8 E9C@H2H2JD[ E96J E@DD65 5@K6?D @7 A=2DE:4 D>@@E9:6 D92<6CD :?E@ C:G6CD 24C@DD E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 2?5 r2?252[ :?4=F5:?8 DEC6E496D @7 E96 r9:428@ #:G6C]k^Am kAm%96 C6D62C496CD 6BF:AA65 6249 @7 E96 D92<6CD H:E9 2 D>2== v!$ 56G:46 E@ EC24< H96C6 E96J 6?565 FA] r@>AFE6C >@56=:?8 @7 E96 C6DF=ED DF886DED 92=7 @7 E96 A=2DE:4 3@EE=6D H2D9:?8 :?E@ E96 vC62E {2<6D 2?5 @462?D 6G6CJ J62C 4@>6 7C@> 2E =62DE `_ >:=6D 2?5 FA E@ `a_ >:=6D 2H2J[ E96 D4:6?E:DED C6A@CE65] x? @E96C H@C5D[ 72C 2H2J 7C@> D9@C6=:?6 EC2D9 EC2AD 2?5 G@=F?E66C 36249 4=62?FAD E92E E6?5 E@ 36 E96 7@4FD @7 677@CED E@ 4@>32E A=2DE:4 A@==FE:@?]k^Am kAm%96 DEF5J D9@HD 4:E:6D 2?5 E@H?D FADEC62> 2=D@ 92G6 2 C@=6 E@ A=2J] “xE D9@HD 2 4@>>F?:EJ’D 24E:@?D 42? 92G6 2 5:DE2?E :>A24E[ 6G6? :? A=246D =:<6 E96 |:5H6DE H96C6 H6 @7E6? 4@?D:56C @FCD6=G6D =2?5=@4<65[” D2:5 %:> w@6==6:?[ 2 {@J@=2 &?:G6CD:EJ 3:@=@8:DE 2?5 @?6 @7 E96 DEF5J’D 2FE9@CD]k^Am kAmw@6==6:?’D 4@?EC:3FE:@? :?4=F565 56A=@J:?8 D>@@E9:6 D92<6CD 2E D6G6C2= A@:?ED :? ?@CE96C? C62496D @7 E96 r9:428@ #:G6C DJDE6>[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 |:55=6 u@C< $2G2??2 :? {2<6 u@C6DE[ v=6?G:6H (@@5D 2?5 E96 $<@<:6 #:G6C]k^Am kAm—r9:428@ %C:3F?6k^Am k9bm!@A6 {6@ )x'VD C6EFC? E@ !6CF E9C:==D E9@D6 H9@ C642== V!25C6 #@36CEVk^9bm kAm|t)xr~ rx%* — (9:=6 56=:G6C:?8 9:D 7:CDE DA6649 2D A@A6 =2DE J62C 7C@> E96 32=4@?J @7 $E] !6E6CVD q2D:=:42[ {6@ )x' A2FD65[ 2?5 E96? 3C:67=J DH:E4965 7C@> xE2=:2? E@ $A2?:D9]k^Am kAmQp 8C66E:?8 E@ 2==[Q 96 D2:5[ D>:=:?8] Qp?5 :? A2CE:4F=2C E@ >J 562C s:@46D6 @7 r9:4=2J@[ :? !6CF]Qk^Am kAmq67@C6 96 H2D 6=6G2E65 E@ E96 9:896DE 62CE9=J 2FE9@C:EJ :? E96 r2E9@=:4 r9FC49[ #@36CE uC2?4:D !C6G@DE[ 2 f`\J62C\@=5 r9:428@ ?2E:G6[ DA6?E EH@ 564256D 2D 2 AC:6DE 2?5 3:D9@A :? !6CF[ H96C6 96 >2DE6C65 $A2?:D9 2?5 3642>6 2 ?2EFC2=:K65 4:E:K6?] w6 D6CG65 7C@> a_`d F?E:= a_ab 2D 5:@46D2? 3:D9@A @7 r9:4=2J@[ 2 D>2== 4:EJ ?62C E96 !24:7:4 4@2DE]k^Am kAm%96 A@?E:77 C6EFC?65 E@ !6CF E9:D H66< 7@C E96 7:?2= =68 @7 2 46=63C2E@CJ 3FE A@=:E:42==J 492C865 {2E:? p>6C:42 E@FC[ H96C6 r2E9@=:4:D> :D :? 564=:?6[ 64=:AD65 3J E96 C:D6 @7 6G2?86=:42= r9C:DE:2? 49FC496D[ 2?5 2 ?6H H2G6 @7 C:89E\H:?8 A@=:E:4:2?D 92G6 4@>6 E@ A@H6C @? A=2E7@C>D E92E @7E6? 4=2D9 H:E9 {6@VD E6249:?8D]k^Am kAm—{@D p?86=6D %:>6Dk^Am