U.S. Says Alice Huang Spied on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for China’s MSS
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 6
U.S. Says Alice Huang Spied on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for China’s MSS
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 6
Summary
U.S. officials concluded Alice Huang worked directly for China’s Ministry of State Security and cultivated a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to people briefed on U.S. surveillance.
The assessment says Beijing recruited her to gather intelligence on Huang and Nvidia’s AI chips, and potentially to sway the company toward making its most advanced chips available to China.
Three Republican House committee leaders on Thursday asked Jensen Huang to appear later this month for a closed-door briefing on his interactions with Alice Huang.
The case adds a new, unusually direct example to long-running U.S. concerns over Chinese industrial espionage targeting strategic American technology.