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Suspected China spy linked to Nvidia’s ex-boss left in 2025, Megaspeed says
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Megaspeed says Alice Huang, a suspected Chinese spy linked to former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, left her executive role in August 2025. The controversy has drawn attention to whether advanced Nvidia chips may have reached China despite US export restrictions, and raised questions about oversight of chip exports.
Megaspeed, based in Singapore and described as Nvidia’s biggest chip buyer in south-east Asia, says it has opened an internal investigation and hired external legal counsel. The company is suspected of providing Chinese firms with backdoor access to chips through data centres in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, allegations it says lack verifiable evidence. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised the Commerce Department’s handling of export controls, while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is due to testify to a Senate committee next month.
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In short
- Alice Huang left Megaspeed in August 2025.
- Megaspeed is investigating claims about its chip business.
- US officials are facing scrutiny over Nvidia chip exports.
How this story developed
- 1 minute ago Megaspeed says Alice Huang, a suspected Chinese spy linked to former Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, left her executive role in August 2025.
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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.
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