Report: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Targeted by Chinese Intelligence Asset; Company Says Claims Debunked

US intelligence agencies believe Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang was targeted by a Chinese spy who had done business with him, according to a New York Times report.

Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed and no relation to the Nvidia CEO, had previously been suspected of smuggling Nvidia chips to China, prompting American officials to surveil her. Those officials determined she was acting as a Chinese intelligence asset, passing commercial information to Beijing, the Times reported, citing unnamed sources.

During surveillance, officials found Alice Huang had developed a close relationship with Jensen Huang, whose chips underpin the AI boom and who has built a close partnership with President Trump. White House officials were reportedly alarmed by her access to the Nvidia head, according to the Times. Trump was briefed on the intelligence about a year ago but did not take further action, the report said.

Nvidia pushed back, telling The Hill the diversion allegations were "thoroughly investigated and debunked last year." A spokesperson said Jensen Huang's interactions with Alice Huang were "not unusual or unexpected," adding that meetings with customers are part of a CEO's job and that regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information, not trade secrets or anything relevant to national security. The spokesperson said Jensen Huang has not received a defense briefing and that Nvidia is confident the government would alert it to any threat.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: The Guardian