Alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang boasted about Nvidia AI chip access — as US officials grew concerned about smuggling

Megaspeed, a Singapore-based firm that rents AI computing capacity, reportedly promoted its access to Nvidia chips while US officials investigated suspected chip smuggling. The case matters because the company was a major Nvidia customer in Southeast Asia, a region officials suspect may help circumvent restrictions on chip sales to China.

According to the article, Megaspeed imported 50,000 more chips than Nvidia had linked to its data centres, and officials asked Nvidia to audit its dealings with the company. Nvidia said its sales were accurately recorded and reportedly planned further data centre checks, though it is unclear whether those took place. Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive accused of links to Chinese intelligence, reportedly told investors in early 2025 that the company had no trouble securing GPUs and named Alibaba as a customer; the allegations have been denied by China’s foreign ministry.