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Chinese 'spy' Alice Huang's firms invested in DeepSeek, promised Nvidia's Blackwell chips

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Payal, S. (2026, November 12). Chinese 'spy' Alice Huang's firms invested in DeepSeek, promised Nvidia's Blackwell chips. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/chinese-spy-alice-huangs-companies-invested-in-deepseek-promised-nvidias-blackwell-chips/articleshow/135774367.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-11-12 · by Shivanghi Payal

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This report details how companies linked to alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang have invested in the Chinese AI firm DeepSeek and committed to supplying Nvidia's Blackwell chips. Singapore authorities barred Huang from the country after she allegedly provided inaccurate information during a February 2025 investigation into Megaspeed, a data center company that conducted billions of dollars in business with Nvidia. The article focuses on Huang's long-standing personal and professional proximity to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, suggesting these associations were used to secure business opportunities in China.
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4 of 15 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Topics

Blackwell Chinese Megaspeed Nvidia Singapore

Subjects

Alice PERSON · 6× Nvidia ORG · 6× Chinese NORP · 5× Jensen PERSON · 5× Megaspeed ORG · 4× Singapore GPE · 4× Kang PERSON · 3× SPF ORG · 2× The Information ORG · 2× Alice Huang PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Alice, also known as Alice Wang or Huang Le, is a Chinese businesswoman whose links with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed have come under scrutiny. Meanwhile, Singapore authorities have issued Alice a stern warning and barred her from re-entering the country after finding that she provided inaccurate information during investigations into Megaspeed.
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Some social media posts claimed that Kang would flaunt his wife's relationship with the Nvidia CEO to clients.

Claims (15 extracted, 4 hedged)

Companies linked to alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang have invested in Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek and committed to supplying Nvidia's Blackwell chips, according to a report by The Information. uncertain
Companies → link → Information
Blackwell is Nvidia's latest generation of graphics processing units (GPUs) and AI accelerators. asserted
Blackwell → process → units
Built on the company's Blackwell GPU microarchitecture, it succeeds the older Hopper architecture and is designed to power large-scale artificial intelligence, heavy-duty data centres and high-performance computing. asserted
it → build → intelligence
Alice, also known as Alice Wang or Huang Le, is a Chinese businesswoman whose links with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed have come under scrutiny. Meanwhile, Singapore authorities have issued Alice a stern warning and barred her from re-entering the country after finding that she provided inaccurate information during investigations into Megaspeed. asserted
she → know → Megaspeed
Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) assessed that Alice had attempted to mislead investigators to downplay her role in the company. asserted
Alice → say → company
The probe centres on suspected false declarations involving the purchase of servers and other related offences. asserted
probe → centre → servers
The SPF and Singapore Customs launched separate investigations into Megaspeed and others in February 2025. asserted
SPF → launch → February
Alice's association with the Nvidia CEO reportedly dates back several years. uncertain
association → date → CEO
According to reports, she was introduced to Jensen through her husband, corporate investor Kang Weigh, around a decade before reports of her alleged relationship with the billionaire executive emerged. uncertain
reports → accord → executive
Kang had business dealings with Jensen in the 2010s while acquiring Chinese video game companies, a source familiar with the couple told The Information. asserted
source → have → Information
Chinese media reports suggest that Kang and Alice used their association with Jensen to secure business opportunities over the years. asserted
Kang → suggest → years
Some social media posts claimed that Kang would flaunt his wife's relationship with the Nvidia CEO to clients. asserted
Kang → claim → clients
Alice also regularly shared photographs with Jensen on her WeChat account. asserted
Alice → share → account
Their more recent business dealings reportedly took place through Megaspeed, which conducted billions of dollars in business with Nvidia. uncertain
which → take → Nvidia
The Singapore-based data centre company remains under investigation over suspected false declarations linked to server purchases. asserted
company → base → purchases
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