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US officials suspect China recruited executive to monitor Nvidia chief’s ties
US officials believe China’s Ministry of State Security recruited Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore data centre firm Megaspeed, to gather information on NVIDIA chief Jensen Huang. The reported operation was part of efforts to understand US artificial intelligence plans and potentially influence decisions on chip exports to China.
The Financial Times reported that American intelligence information led officials to believe Jensen Huang and Alice Huang had a romantic relationship; President Trump and some officials were reportedly told before a trip to Beijing, while Huang himself was not briefed. Megaspeed had bought billions of dollars’ worth of NVIDIA chips and rented data centre computing power to Alibaba. It was also implicated in an alleged chip-smuggling scheme, though NVIDIA said its internal investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing.
In short
- China’s intelligence agency reportedly recruited Alice Huang to target NVIDIA’s chief.
- US officials reportedly believed the two had a romantic relationship.
- Megaspeed’s alleged role in chip smuggling was not substantiated by NVIDIA’s investigation.
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Originally published by Engadget as “China’s main intelligence agency reportedly recruited the spy who targeted NVIDIA’s CEO”.