U.S. Lawmakers wrote to Intel and Nvidia inquiring them about the export of their technology that has potentially been used by China to carry out surveillance of Uyghurs in Xinjiang region.
Earlier this year in June, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill calling for sanctions on China over the repression of the Uyghur community in the Xinjiang region of the country. Building on this, on Tuesday, Democratic Representative Jim McGovern and Republican Senator Marco Rubio sent letters to Nvidia and Intel inquiring the two firms about the export of their technology to China. Advanced computer chips from the two companies have allegedly been used by China to conduct mass surveillance on the Uyghurs.
