Nvidia Fallout Looms Over Trump-Xi Meeting

President Trump is not expected to challenge Xi Jinping over US intelligence findings that a Chinese intelligence asset targeted Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s former chief executive. Huang had helped shape Trump’s thinking on technology competition with China and joined him at earlier meetings, but stepped down last week after reports of affairs, including a relationship with Alice Huang, whom US officials believe was a Chinese intelligence asset.

Trump said he had not decided whether Alice Huang was a spy and described Jensen Huang as a fine and honourable man. He has said he does not plan to raise the matter with Xi, though Xi could bring it up; Beijing rejects the US findings as smears. The intelligence was reportedly briefed to Trump at least twice, while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who favours looser chip export limits, is expected to travel with him amid an administration debate over controls on AI technology and chips.