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Megaspeed says executive linked to Jensen Huang left in August 2025
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The new detail is that Megaspeed says Alice Huang left her executive role in August 2025. Huang, described as a suspected Chinese spy and linked to former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, is at the centre of a widening controversy over chip exports and possible access to advanced Nvidia technology in China.
Singapore-based Megaspeed, Nvidia’s biggest buyer in south-east Asia, says it has opened an internal investigation and retained external legal counsel. The company is suspected of giving Chinese firms backdoor access to Nvidia chips through data centres in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, but says reports about its business and supply chain lack verifiable evidence. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised the Commerce Department’s oversight, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is due to testify to a Senate committee next month.
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In short
- Megaspeed says Alice Huang left in August 2025.
- The company has opened an internal investigation.
- US scrutiny centres on possible chip access in China.
How this story developed
- 7 minutes ago Megaspeed says Alice Huang, described as a suspected Chinese spy linked to former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, left her executive role in August 2025, as questions persist over whether advanced Nvidia chips reached China despite US restrictions.
- 13 minutes ago Singapore-based Megaspeed is suspected of giving Chinese firms backdoor access to Nvidia chips through data centres in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, allegations it disputes as lacking verifiable evidence; it has opened an internal investigation and hired external legal counsel, while US officials face scrutiny over export controls.
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The case for
Those concerned about export-control enforcement argue that advanced chips can strengthen China’s military and strategic capabilities, so suspected diversion through third countries warrants rigorous investigation. They may see the allegations, if substantiated, as evidence that oversight and safeguards need strengthening, while welcoming Megaspeed’s investigation and legal review as steps towards establishing the facts.
The case against
Those urging caution argue that the reported claims remain unverified and that suspicion or commercial links do not establish wrongdoing by Megaspeed or Huang. They may stress that export controls should be enforced through evidence-based investigations and clear procedures, so companies are not unfairly judged and legitimate trade is not chilled by unproven allegations.
Explained simply
Nvidia designs advanced chips used in artificial intelligence and other computing. Jensen Huang is the company’s chief executive; Alice Huang, who is described as linked to him, held an executive role at Singapore-based Megaspeed until August 2025, according to the company.
Megaspeed is Nvidia’s biggest buyer in south-east Asia. The controversy centres on whether Chinese firms may have gained access to Nvidia chips through data centres in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, and whether export controls were properly enforced. Megaspeed says it is investigating and disputes reports it says lack verifiable evidence.
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Originally published by BBC Business as “Suspected China spy linked to Nvidia’s ex-boss left in 2025, Megaspeed says”.