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US Intelligence Memo Claims Nvidia CEO Had Romantic Tie With Chinese Spy
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In Short: The Financial Times reports US intelligence believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese spy.
According to the Financial Times, US intelligence officials believe Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company. The Financial Times also reported that Alice Huang was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to gather information about Huang.
Trendingtopics and Stocktwits corroborate the Financial Times report, stating that US officials prepared a memo detailing the alleged relationship earlier this year. The memo reportedly highlighted Huang’s interactions with Alice Huang and the potential espionage risks.
Culpium adds that a memo circulated among top policymakers in the Trump administration last spring cited intelligence suggesting Alice Huang was a spy for China’s Ministry of State Security. The Financial Times also mentioned this memo, indicating that it was based on information obtained by American intelligence.
The Financial Times and Trendingtopics both reported that Nvidia launched an internal probe into the allegations but found no evidence of wrongdoing. Nvidia spokesperson John Rizzo told The Times that the company does not share classified information with customers and that the interactions were “not unusual.”
Megaspeed has faced US scrutiny for allegedly smuggling advanced Nvidia chips into China in violation of US export controls. The Financial Times reported that Megaspeed was spun off from a Chinese gaming company in 2023.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has maintained a close relationship with President Trump, holding multiple meetings with him since Trump began his second term in 2025. The Financial Times also mentioned that Trump called Huang and invited him to board the presidential jet during a stopover in Alaska.
Top Republican lawmakers have asked Huang to appear in private before the House China, foreign affairs, and intelligence committees to answer questions about the allegations. The Daily Mail reported that Nvidia was valued at more than $5 trillion and produced advanced processors essential to developing sophisticated AI systems.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington called the reports unsubstantiated and “nothing but smears against China.” Nvidia declined to comment on the government memo and the assertions that its chief executive had an intimate relationship with Alice Huang.
Background
The Financial Times reports US intelligence believes Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese spy.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is under surveillance as part of an espionage investigation involving a Chinese national named Alice Huang, according to reports.
What's confirmed
- Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The US government believes Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with a Chinese woman who was recruited to spy for China’s main intelligence agency, according to people familiar with the matter.
- US officials earlier this year wrote a memo, based on information obtained by American intelligence, which said Huang had been romantically involved with Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based customer of the US chip group, said people familiar with the memo.
- The U.S. intelligence community believes Alice Huang was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security, the country's main civilian intelligence agency, according to people familiar with the memo.
What's still developing
- “Congress will investigate and get answers,” Coons wrote on X.
- New Matrix address looked like a 'hollow gray shell' front concern The Les Numériques report said three House of Representatives committees wanted to hear Jensen Huang in a closed session, and it added that on November 18 he would answer questions about his contacts with Alice Huang and Nvidia’s protections against espionage.
- Nvidia spokesperson John Rizzo said, "Mr. Jensen’s exchanges with Ms. Huang are neither unusual nor surprising," and he added that clients like Megaspeed "receive routine commercial information" rather than sensitive trade secrets or national security information.
- China rejected the allegations as “groundless speculation” and an attempt to smear the country, while the Daily Mail said Nvidia had not commented on the alleged romance or the intelligence memo.
- For Nvidia, worth more than $4 trillion on the stock market, the case has become a problem at the very top.
- Nvidia shares gained nearly 3% in Friday’s regular trading, and rose another 1% during the afterhours session.
- Engadget emphasises reported romance details, while TechCrunch highlights Nvidia calling the interactions not unusual.