Rubio used the scandal surrounding Nvidia CEO Huang to undermine his influence over Trump and change the country's policy toward China, the Washington Post writes.
As the publication notes, Huang was granted unprecedented access to Trump and secured his approval to sell artificial intelligence chips to China. This did not sit well with some US officials who advocate a tough policy towards China.
The foreign minister sent a letter to the US president, prepared on the basis of the CIA report, about Huang's connection with the alleged Chinese spy. At the same time, according to the newspaper's source, he presented his conclusions in a more categorical manner.
The leak of the contents of this letter set off a chain of events that culminated in Huang's resignation. Now Chinese hardliners are working to impose new restrictions on Beijing's access to defense products. They want to pass the law by the end of the year.