Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, is reportedly involved in an affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman. U.S. intelligence agencies have been monitoring Alice Huang, a former executive at a Singapore-based AI data center company, for at least a year, suspecting her of being a spy for the Chinese Ministry of State Security, according to The New York Times.
According to the NYT, the Chinese Ministry of State Security allegedly recruited Alice Huang to gather information on U.S. AI semiconductor technology and to influence NVIDIA's supply of advanced chips to China. U.S. intelligence believes she facilitated a close relationship with Jensen Huang.
Alice Huang previously worked at Megaspeed, one of NVIDIA's major clients in Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, the company has been building data centers in the region and leasing computing resources to major Chinese tech firms like Alibaba. This arrangement allows Chinese companies to indirectly access the computational power of NVIDIA's advanced chips, which are difficult to purchase directly due to U.S. export controls.
Megaspeed's Malaysian subsidiary purchased at least $4.8 billion worth of AI equipment equipped with NVIDIA chips between June 2024 and February 2026. This timeframe coincides with the release of a photo showing Jensen Huang and Alice Huang together at a bar in Taipei in June 2024. However, the exact timing of their first meeting remains unconfirmed.
The predecessor of Megaspeed, the Chinese online gaming company 7Road, also has ties to the Chinese government. The NYT reported that 7Road is backed by investments from both the central and local Chinese governments, linking it to a broad network of Chinese businesses and investors. Alice Huang's former employer, Shanghai Hexi Investment Management Co., has also invested in 7Road.
Concerns have arisen that the network of companies and investors connected to Alice Huang has invested in the cybersecurity subsidiary of the China Electronics Technology Group (CETG), suggesting a financial link to China's military technology sector.
Fluent in English, Alice Huang has reportedly engaged with high-ranking officials in the AI semiconductor industry, including Jensen Huang and executives from Gigabyte, a key assembler of NVIDIA supercomputers.
Alice Huang's impressive resume, registered on the Chinese private equity information platform, includes roles as a reporter for Hunan Satellite TV and China Central Television (CCTV), an assistant to the head of HSBC's private banking division, and a vice president at China Merchants Securities. However, some of these claims have not been independently verified by local media.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government has consistently denied allegations linking Alice Huang to espionage. On November 9, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian reiterated that claims of her being a 'Chinese spy' are baseless speculation and slander.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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