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title: "Howard Lutnick Blocked Trump Order to Stop Nvidia Chip Diversion to China"
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published_at: "2026-11-11T21:23:11.000Z"
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summary: "President Trump ordered a crackdown on companies suspected of smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick repeatedly blocked the implementation of those restrictions, Axios reported. The conflict centers on Megaspeed, a Singapore-based Nvidia customer linked to a suspected Chinese spy who reportedly had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and the firm has faced pressure from U.S. government agencies to be placed on a trade blacklist."
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# Howard Lutnick Blocked Trump Order to Stop Nvidia Chip Diversion to China

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**Published:** 2026-11-11T21:23:11.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** nvidia, regulation

## Summary

President Trump ordered a crackdown on companies suspected of smuggling Nvidia AI chips to China, but Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick repeatedly blocked the implementation of those restrictions, Axios reported\. The conflict centers on Megaspeed, a Singapore\-based Nvidia customer linked to a suspected Chinese spy who reportedly had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and the firm has faced pressure from U\.S\. government agencies to be placed on a trade blacklist\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/geopolitics/howard-lutnick-blocked-trump-order-to-stop-nvidia-chip-diversion-to-chin-e62220ab>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/axios/status/2120623772612911161>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/MarcACaputo/status/2120625103788728782>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/m_ccuri/status/2120544048410771512>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/niubi/status/2120250584909668474>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/GordonJohnson19/status/2120550200909635673>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Swamp_Tracker/status/2120563037161640025>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2120247402900935130>)