China dismisses a spy plot claim involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as smear campaign

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Wu, H. (2026, November 9). China dismisses a spy plot claim involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as smear campaign. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/china-dismisses-a-spy-plot-claim-involving-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-as-smear-campaign/article_e3f523c3-5cbe-5f54-877c-4da76926a5f3.html

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China dismissed claims of a spy plot involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as false accusations aimed at damaging its reputation. According to The New York Times, Huang admitted to the Nvidia board that he had an intimate relationship with a business executive whom U.S. intelligence believes was collecting information for China.

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On November 8, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with Alice Huan, a business executive suspected by U.S. intelligence of gathering information for Beijing. In response, the company’s board initiated an independent investigation, involving outside legal counsel, into reports that Huang was targeted by foreign intelligence efforts. The New York Times and Financial Times had previously reported on Huang's relationship with Alice Huan, raising concerns among US Congress members who requested he testify in a closed-door briefing about Nvidia’s security protocols against espionage. China denied the spying allegations, calling them baseless and a smear campaign against Beijing.

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China denied on Monday there was a spy plot attempt to ensnare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the spying allegations unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing.

right supports China's denial and frames it as a smear campaign

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“While both articles discuss similar allegations involving Jensen Huang and a Chinese spy, Article A focuses on Nvidia's board investigation in response to reports of infidelity, while Article B addresses China's denial of the spying claims.”

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China denied on Monday there was a spy plot attempt to ensnare Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the spying allegations unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing. asserted

China → deny → Beijing

Huang has acknowledged to the Nvidia board that he had been intimate with a business executive who U.S. intelligence determined was gathering information for Beijing, according to The New York Times. uncertain

intelligence → acknowledge → Times

China dismisses a spy plot claim involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as smear campaign

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