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Sources: Howard Lutnick has stalled curbs on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China; Trump approved them for the third time this year on Nov. 5 (Axios)
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- Axios sources say Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick last week over Commerce not adding Megaspeed to the Entity List; Commerce denies the confrontation.
- Axios sources say Lutnick has stalled curbs on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China, though Trump authorized such a crackdown on Nov. 5.
- Bloomberg sources say Megaspeed founder Alice Huang has returned to China and is living in Beijing with the knowledge of security officials.
- WSJ reports Nvidia stopped reporting Singapore revenue after the quarter ended July 2025, when Singapore accounted for 22% of its revenue, after placing Megaspeed on a blocklist.
Why it matters
The reporting concerns how US export-control enforcement on suspected chip diversion to China is being handled, which could affect how Nvidia chips and their resellers are regulated.
Who’s affected
- Nvidia customers and chip resellers with Singapore exposure
- Companies operating in AI chip supply chains
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Axios : Sources: Howard Lutnick has stalled curbs on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China; Trump approved them for the third time this year on Nov. 5 — President Trump on Thursday authorized a crack down on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia's…
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Trump approved curbs on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China for the third time this year
Axios reported Bessent confronted Lutnick over the Entity List decision on Megaspeed; Commerce denied the confrontation
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Sources: Scott Bessent confronted Howard Lutnick last week over the Commerce Dept. not adding Megaspeed to the Entity List; Commerce denies the confrontation (Axios)
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Sources: Howard Lutnick has stalled curbs on companies suspected of diverting Nvidia chips to China; Trump approved them for the third time this year on Nov. 5 (Axios)
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Sources: Megaspeed founder Alice Huang has returned to China; a source says she is currently living in Beijing with the knowledge of security officials (Bloomberg)
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Nvidia stopped reporting Singapore revenue after the quarter ended July 2025, when it accounted for 22% of its revenue, after placing Megaspeed on a blocklist (Jonathan Weil/Wall Street Journal)