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China dismisses US report of suspected spy targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as ‘groundless’

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Jiang, B. (2026, October 30). China dismisses US report of suspected spy targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as ‘groundless’. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3372743/china-dismisses-us-report-suspected-spy-targeting-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-groundless

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-30 · by Ben Jiang

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Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun dismissed a recent report by The New York Times as groundless speculation during a briefing in Beijing. The article claimed that US intelligence agencies identified Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, as a suspected Chinese spy who had attempted to establish a relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. China views the report as an attempt to smear and slander it, especially considering previous scrutiny on Megaspeed for allegedly aiding China in circumventing US chip export controls.
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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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Megaspeed has previously come under US scrutiny over suspicions that the company was helping China circumvent US export controls on chips “The relevant report is based on groundless speculation and [is] purely aimed at smearing and slandering China,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular media briefing in Beijing.
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China dismisses US report of suspected spy targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as ‘groundless’ · assertive framing

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China dismisses US report of suspected spy targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as ‘groundless’ asserted
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Megaspeed has previously come under US scrutiny over suspicions that the company was helping China circumvent US export controls on chips “The relevant report is based on groundless speculation and [is] purely aimed at smearing and slandering China,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular media briefing in Beijing. asserted
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The pushback came after US outlet The New York Times reported on Thursday that US intelligence agencies had identified a Chinese businesswoman, Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, as a suspected Chinese asset who had approached and tried to develop a close business relationship with the Nvidia chief. asserted
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