US lawmakers push for tougher China export controls in defense bill amid Nvidia scrutiny

There is growing momentum to pass a slate of major new export control bills targeting China, in the wake of the Democrats' takeover of the US Congress and scrutiny over American chip giant Nvidia following CEO Jensen Huang's admission of an extramarital affair. US intelligence reportedly identified the woman as a Chinese spy, a claim that Beijing has rejected. Leading US politicians have been quick to jump on the news to put pressure on the White House and other lawmakers to approve three bills covering advanced semiconductor chips and chipmaking equipment. At the center of their demands is the inclusion of the three bills in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense authorization bill. "There are provisions currently in the Senate version of the NDAA that will restrict chip access to China that I strongly support," House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters at a press conference on Monday US time. "I think we're going to work hard to make sure that those provisions make it into the final version of the NDAA." Jeffries is poised to become Speaker of th