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8 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang met Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang a decade before their illicit affair was made public, according to a report — and she was introduced through her corporate raider husband.
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she → meet → husband
The $150 billion AI chip boss had dealings with Alice’s husband Kang Weigh in the 2010s when he was buying up Chinese video game companies, a source who knows the couple told The Information.
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who → have → Information
Gaming was a major source of demand for Nvidia’s high-powered chips before the AI boom turned the company into a $4.5 trillion behemoth.
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boom → power → behemoth
Earlier reports had Alice meeting Jensen in early 2024 when she started working to buy AI chips from Nvidia.
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she → have → Nvidia
Jensen admitted Sunday to cheating on his wife of 40 years.
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Jensen → admit → years
Chinese media reports suggest that Kang and Alice leveraged their relationship with Jensen over the years to drive business.
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Kang → suggest → business
Some posts claimed that Kang was showing off Alice’s relationship with Jensen to their clients.
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Kang → claim → clients
Alice posted pics together with Jensen — frequently quaffing wine from overlarge goblets at trendy restaurants — on her WeChat social media.
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Alice → post → media
The Information reported that Alice’s closeness to the Nvidia boss, who is now being investigated by both the FBI and his own company, was her biggest selling point in ginning up business in China.
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who → report → China
Alice’s most recent dealings with Jensen came via the company Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center firm that did billions of dollars in business with Nvidia.
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that → come → Nvidia
Megaspeed has also been accused of smuggling high end chips to China — in violation of a US export ban — with 50,000 reportedly turning up missing during one audit.
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50,000 → accuse → audit
Megaspeed denies any wrongdoing and said it follows all regulations.
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it → deny → regulations
The Chinese embassy has furiously denied claims that Alice Huang was working as a spy.
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Huang → deny → spy
Before joining Megaspeed, Alice was a senior executive and equity partner at Shanghai Hexi Investment, a firm with a history of regulatory penalties.
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Alice → join → penalties
In 2018, Kang’s firm was fined $2.6 million, with Kang personally fined $60,000 for disclosure violations and illegal trading during a restricted period linked to the takeover of Huiqiu Technology, according to published regulatory notices.
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Kang → fin → notices
In images uncovered by The Post on Tuesday, the accused spy can be seen flaunting her access to Jensen on her Chinese social media account, repeatedly posting photos with him.
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spy → uncover → him
Alice — who started her career in TV and then moved to finance — appeared to have no experience working in AI before 2023, when Megaspeed was established, according to the report.
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Megaspeed → start → report
The New York Times reported that Alice and Jensen rendezvoused around the globe over the past three years, including in Shanghai; at Nvidia’s Silicon Valley headquarters; at a golf resort south of San Jose, California; and in Taiwan.
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Alice → report → Taiwan
The suspected spy also bragged that Jensen celebrated her birthday every year by having dinner with her or sending her gifts, people who know Alice told The Information.
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who → suspect → Information
An Nvidia China sales employee also claimed that Alice attended the company’s yearly gathering for local customers in China.
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Alice → claim → China
While little is known about the alleged spy’s private life, before entering the world of finance, she had worked as a reporter for CCTV, the national broadcaster of the Chinese state, and Hunan TV, a regional broadcaster in central China, according to her LinkedIn biography.
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she → know → biography
Alice is believed to have studied at Hong Kong Baptist University’s School of Communication around 20 years ago, on the master’s degree course in Media Management, according to Chinesefinancial publication Caixin.
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Alice → believe → Caixin
US intelligence agencies concluded that Alice was secretly funneling information to China’s spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), according to a months-old secret memo from the State Department.
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Alice → conclude → Department