Jen-Hsun Huang is involved in espionage scandal, the White House is rumored to be discussing replacing Commerce Secretary Lutnick

Top White House officials are discussing whether to replace Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after Jensen Huang, who recently resigned as chief executive of Nvidia, was embroiled in a spy scandal, two people familiar with the matter said today.

Reuters reported that more and more members of Congress are now criticizing Lutnick, questioning the government's refusal to include dozens of Chinese companies on a major U.S. trade blacklist and whether the government is properly supervising Huida's exports to China.

After the extramarital affair between Huang Renxun and Alice Huang was exposed, he announced his resignation as CEO of Huida, the leader in artificial intelligence (AI) chips. The US authorities suspected Huang of spying for Beijing.

But even before Jen-Hsun Huang announced his resignation today, Lutnick's actions had already been criticized. As the impact of the Jen-Hsun Huang incident continues to expand, voices accusing Lutnick of not doing enough to limit the export of AI chips to China have also increased.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Lutnick's fate. (Compiled by: Yang Zhaoyan)