Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had been widely adored like a rock star in his birthplace, Taiwan.
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That image is now tainted after the FBI began an investigation into his affair with an alleged Chinese agent.
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Like the rest of the world, the island was shocked by the scandal over Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman reportedly described as a Chinese spy by U.S. officials.
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A video of the pair visiting a restaurant in the capital city of Taipei in 2025 went viral and was broadcast globally.
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The 63-year-old poster boy for the artificial intelligence revolution was born in Taiwan and spent his early years there before he moved to the United States for his schooling.
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He regularly visits Taiwan for business events.
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Jane Hsieh’s tofu pudding shop was one of many restaurants and stores in Taipei that proudly displayed photos of Jensen Huang visiting their premises.
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Hsieh, 70, was first shocked by the dramatic headlines and felt deep regret for him, saying Huang used to have a near-perfect public image.
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She wondered whether people would still be as warm to him as before if he returned to Taiwan again.
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“If he comes into my shop again as a customer, I’d be fine, but I think it would be awkward because he’s no longer the familiar person we used to know," she said.
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Resident Jeff Huang, 72, noted some customers were already suggesting the removal of Huang’s photos in shops.
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“He used to be very popular, but after his personal moral scandal and allegations of corporate espionage came out, he instantly fell from grace,” he said.
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Taiwan's presidential office spokesperson Karen Kuo said that national security agencies have full knowledge of the pair's travel itinerary while they were in Taiwan.
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Local media reported Jensen Huang visited Taiwan for two weeks between May and June, and he made a short stopover in August.
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng told reporters Thursday that while Alice Huang was originally from mainland China, she entered Taiwan "as a “Hong Konger.”
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She had worked at HSBC’s Hong Kong private banking arm and at CITIC Securities, a Chinese investment bank, before becoming a director at Singapore-based Megaspeed, a company that described itself as a “Nvidia cloud partner."
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Taiwan's Central News Agency reported that the businesswoman entered Taiwan eight times in total in 2024 and 2025, but there was no record of her entry this year.
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After learning her identity, Chiu said authorities would monitor any future entries in accordance with the law, it said.
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Taiwan's Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang previously said Alice Huang's entry permit has been revoked, meaning that she can no longer come to Taiwan.
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“The National Immigration Agency will fully cooperate with our national security authorities or other relevant agencies in investigating anything that occurred during her time in Taiwan,” she said.
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President Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI is investigating Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese government agent.
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But Trump said he spoke with Jensen Huang and believes he “had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy.”
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Huang has acknowledged he had an affair, issuing an apology to his wife and to the company in an open letter posted on Nvidia’s website.
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The New York Times reported that U.S. intelligence determined that the woman was gathering information for Beijing.
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Taiwan’s Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang said this week that authorities, including national security officials, are “actively” looking into questions surrounding Megaspeed and Alice Huang.
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Beijing has rebutted claims that Alice Huang was a Chinese spy, calling the allegation “unsubstantiated.”
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Associated Press writer Kanis Leung contributed to this report in Hong Kong.
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