US Memo Says Nvidia CEO Had Ties to Alleged Chinese Spy Before Xi Summit
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Updated · Financial Times · Nov 7
US Memo Says Nvidia CEO Had Ties to Alleged Chinese Spy Before Xi Summit
3 articles · Updated · Financial Times · Nov 7
Summary
A US intelligence memo circulated to senior officials this year said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive the US believes was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security.
The memo was shared shortly before Donald Trump flew to Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping, underscoring how the allegation reached the highest levels of the administration.
Megaspeed, a Singapore-based Nvidia customer spun off from a Chinese gaming company in 2023, is already under US scrutiny for allegedly smuggling advanced Nvidia chips into China in breach of export controls.
Republican lawmakers on Friday asked Huang to appear before three House committees after a New York Times report said US intelligence viewed him as the target of a Chinese spying operation; Senator Chris Coons on Saturday vowed a congressional investigation.
The episode deepens US concern over China’s access to advanced AI chips as Nvidia remains central to a widening technology and national security rivalry.