U.S. Intelligence Reportedly Viewed Nvidia CEO as Target of Chinese Spy Plot
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U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang had been targeted by a suspected Chinese intelligence asset with whom he had business contacts, according to a New York Times investigation cited by several outlets.
The suspected operative, Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is an executive at Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed and is not related to Jensen Huang. U.S. officials had reportedly monitored her while investigating whether Megaspeed helped divert advanced Nvidia chips to China in violation of export restrictions. The Times reported that officials concluded she passed commercial information to Beijing and developed a close relationship with Nvidia’s CEO.
The report did not accuse Jensen Huang of wrongdoing. Officials initially believed he was unaware of Alice Huang’s alleged intelligence role, although some senior officials later questioned whether he could have remained unaware, according to Colombia One’s account of the investigation. President Donald Trump was reportedly briefed on the findings about a year ago, but Jensen Huang has not received a defensive briefing.
Nvidia said the contacts were routine interactions with a customer executive. “Jensen talks with thousands of customer executives every year,” a spokesperson said, adding that regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information, not sensitive trade secrets or national-security information. Nvidia also said it had investigated and rejected allegations that Megaspeed smuggled chips. Megaspeed said it would cooperate with U.S. authorities, while the Chinese Embassy characterized the report as a smear.
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