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High-flying past of alleged ‘spy’ with ‘close relationship’ to Nvidia tycoon Jensen Huang: TV, banking and billions

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Lin, V. (2026, October 30). High-flying past of alleged ‘spy’ with ‘close relationship’ to Nvidia tycoon Jensen Huang: TV, banking and billions. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/29/tech/high-flying-past-of-alleged-spy-with-close-relationship-to-nvidia-tycoon-jensen-huang-tv-banking-and-billions/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-30 · by Vivi Lin

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Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, has been accused by US intelligence officials of having a "close relationship" with Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, while allegedly passing information to the Chinese Communist Party. According to an online profile, Alice Huang had a career spanning roles at major TV networks and global banks in China before managing Megaspeed, a Singapore chip firm that purchased $4.8 billion worth of Nvidia equipment from June 2024 to February 2026. Her business dealings and alleged spying activities are under scrutiny due to discrepancies in her reported work history and the unverified nature of her relationship with Jensen Huang.
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As of October 29, 2026, US intelligence agencies reported that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had developed a close relationship with Alice Huang, a Singapore-based data center executive suspected of being a Chinese intelligence asset. The CIA believes Alice Huang was smuggling advanced AI microchips to China and passing commercial information to Beijing. This has alarmed the White House and raised national security concerns amid US-China competition in artificial intelligence.

The New York Times reported that Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, had interacted with Jensen Huang, potentially gleaning sensitive information about Nvidia’s technology and business dealings. Megaspeed provides AI computing power to Chinese companies like Alibaba.

China has denied these allegations, stating they are "groundless speculation." The company also claims its leadership took the accusations seriously and appointed external legal advisers for an internal investigation.

On October 31, President Donald Trump voiced his support for Jensen Huang, despite the reported concerns. Trump's stance aligns with Nvidia’s own defense of their CEO’s relationship with Alice Huang.

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📰 China Denies Spying on Nvidia CEO
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This article reads unscored and hedges 22% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
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⚖️ Leans right Hedges 11 of 32 claims Outlet record 66/100
Daily Mail
⚖️ Leans right Hedges 11 of 30 claims Outlet record 69/100
The Guardian
⚖️ Leans right Hedges 3 of 13 claims Outlet record 66/100
BBC News
Hedges 7 of 21 claims Outlet record 66/100
“While both articles discuss similar allegations about Alice Huang's alleged spying activities, Article A focuses on her background and relationship with Jensen Huang, while Article B specifically addresses China's denial of the espionage claims.”
The Hindu
Hedges 2 of 13 claims Outlet record 77/100
“Article A describes details about an alleged spy and her relationship with Jensen Huang, while Article B reports on China's denial of spying against Nvidia based on a New York Times report. They are related but describe different specific events.”
Washington Examiner
Hedges 0 of 3 claims Outlet record 69/100
“While both articles discuss Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, they describe different aspects: Article A focuses on Nvidia's defense of the relationship, while Article B details Alice Huang's background and career.”
South China Morning Post
Hedges 0 of 3 claims Outlet record 62/100
“While both articles discuss the alleged spy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Article A focuses on detailing the background of the alleged spy Alice Huang, whereas Article B reports China's official dismissal of the US report as groundless. These are different aspects of related but distinct events.”
The Straits Times
⚖️ Leans strongly right Hedges 1 of 3 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A discusses US spy agencies' intelligence about a Chinese data center executive possibly funneling Nvidia AI chips to China, while Article B focuses on the background and alleged spying activities of Alice Huang, who has a close relationship with Jensen Huang. They cover related but distinct aspects of the situation.”
The Straits Times
Hedges 1 of 14 claims Outlet record 66/100
“Article A discusses the background and alleged activities of a person linked to Nvidia's CEO, while Article B focuses on Trump's reaction to a reported Chinese spy plot targeting Nvidia's CEO.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
⚖️ Leans right Hedges 18 of 97 claims Outlet record 61/100
“While both articles discuss the alleged Chinese spy with ties to Nvidia's CEO, they focus on different aspects: Article A highlights the current surveillance and intelligence findings, while Article B focuses on the background and career history of Alice Huang.”
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Chinese HSBC Hunan TV Nvidia Post

Subjects

Chinese NORP · 8× China GPE · 7× Huang Le PERSON · 7× Nvidia ORG · 7× Megaspeed ORG · 6× Post ORG · 5× HSBC ORG · 3× Hunan TV ORG · 3× Jensen PERSON · 3× Times ORG · 3×

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On Simuwang, a Chinese private-fund database, a smiling woman in a red dress who matches the person in the pictures with Jensen is identified as “Huang Le, fund manager” and an executive director of Shanghai Hexi Investment Management.
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🔮 “If someone really worked for Hunan TV as a reporter, you could easily see their names or profiles on the company website.”

Claims (32 extracted, 7 hedged)

The alleged Chinese spy who had a “close relationship”with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has been linked to a résumé boasting jobs at top TV networks and global banks. asserted
who → have → networks
Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, cultivated a close relationship with the chip tycoon while passing information to the Chinese Communist Party, US intelligence officials claim, according to a New York Times report. uncertain
officials → know → report
An online profile lists a remarkable career spanning Chinese television, HSBC bank, CITIC Securities and then a lucrative Shanghai investment fund. asserted
profile → list → television
Perhaps it’s a little too remarkable. asserted
it → ’ → ?
“I have not heard of her,” an executive at Hunan TV, who asked not to be named, told the Post. asserted
who → hear → Post
“If someone really worked for Hunan TV as a reporter, you could easily see their names or profiles on the company website.” uncertain
you → work → website
The Post could find no reporting profile under Huang Le’s name on Hunan TV’s website, or on that of CCTV, China’s state broadcaster. uncertain
Post → find → CCTV
Huang Le is, by all accounts, a successful businesswoman and is not officially accused of wrongdoing. asserted
Le → accuse → wrongdoing
She is also not related to the Nvidia boss and although the Times report described them as having a “close relationship” it admitted it could not establish how close. uncertain
it → relate → relationship
“Jensen’s interactions with Ms. Huang are not unusual or unexpected,” an Nvidia spokesperson told The Post. asserted
spokesperson → tell → Post
“Meetings with customers are part of a CEO’s job; Jensen talks with thousands of customer executives every year.” asserted
Jensen → talk → executives
Huang Le helped run Megaspeed, a little-known Singapore chip firm whose Malaysian sister company bought at least $4.8 billion in Nvidia equipment between June 2024 and February 2026, according to the Times. uncertain
company → run → Times
Before that her résumé shows offers a glimpse into a startling business career. asserted
shows → show → career
On Simuwang, a Chinese private-fund database, a smiling woman in a red dress who matches the person in the pictures with Jensen is identified as “Huang Le, fund manager” and an executive director of Shanghai Hexi Investment Management. asserted
who → smile → Management
Her profile lists four years in media and eight in securities, with jobs as a reporter for Hunan TV and CCTV, assistant to the president of HSBC’s private-banking division and a vice president in CITIC Securities’ securities business. asserted
profile → list → business
Neither HSBC nor CITIC Securities responded to The Post’s requests for comment. asserted
HSBC → respond → comment
Megaspeed was originally the Singaporean arm of 7Road, a Chinese online game company partly owned by China’s central and local governments. asserted
Megaspeed → own → governments
Huang Le’s Shanghai Hexi fund had invested in 7Road, it was reported last year. asserted
it → invest → 7Road
Hexi did not respond to interview requests from the Post. asserted
Hexi → respond → Post
Megaspeed has received multimillion-dollar shipments of Nvidia’s most advanced chips as it is not a Chinese company. asserted
it → receive → chips
However, the firm controversially rents out computing power to Alibaba and other Chinese companies, according to various reports. uncertain
firm → rent → reports
It imported about 136,000 Nvidia GPUs through November 2025, though Nvidia’s own inspectors found only a few thousand of its newest chips at its data center, Bloomberg reported, leaving questions about where the rest went. asserted
rest → import → questions
The Commerce Department probed whether Megaspeed helped smuggle chips into China and handed its results to the Justice Department this year. asserted
Megaspeed → probe → Department
Singaporean authorities brought Huang Le in for questioning in 2025, but released her without charge. asserted
authorities → bring → charge
“China opposes vilifying Chinese citizens by peddling the so-called ‘Chinese spy’ narrative,” Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Chang told The Post. asserted
Chang → oppose → Post
Megaspeed told the Times it had hired outside lawyers to investigate. asserted
it → tell → lawyers
It did not respond to the Post, and Huang Le could not be reached. uncertain
Le → respond → Post
In the meantime, China’s censorship machine has already swung into gear. asserted
machine → swing → gear
China’s top AI chatbot, DeepSeek, refuses to answer questions about Huang Le. asserted
chatbot → refuse → Le
Asked by the Post to confirm the Hexi fund manager was the Megaspeed executive, it replied: “Sorry, that’s beyond my current scope. asserted
that → ask → scope
Let’s talk about something else.” asserted
’s → let → something
DeepSeek dodged 85% of prompts on sensitive China topics in a test last year, TechCrunch reported. asserted
TechCrunch → dodge → test
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