Rubio warned officials about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with suspected Chinese spy: NYT
The company said independent directors and outside counsel will review the matter as U.S. officials raise espionage and chip-smuggling concerns.
- On Sunday, the Nvidia Board launched an independent investigation into Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang following reports linking him to Alice Huang, a woman suspected of Chinese espionage. Independent directors and outside counsel will oversee the review.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw a classified memo circulated this spring warning senior administration officials that Alice Huang had been recruited by China's Ministry of State Security. Intelligence gathered through electronic surveillance formed the basis of the warning.
- Industry records show Megaspeed International, where Alice Huang served as senior executive, purchased about $2 billion in Nvidia products in recent years. US officials suspect the company served as a conduit for smuggling restricted semiconductors into China despite limited local presence.
- Jensen Huang apologized on Sunday to his family and colleagues, writing, "I was unfaithful to my wife." President Donald Trump subsequently defended the CEO as a "fine person," saying he should remain in his role.
- On Friday, three Republican House committee chairs asked Huang to answer questions behind closed doors about the reported links, per Axios. Administration officials worry his connections could influence Trump toward less restrictive AI chip export policies regarding China.
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The US Secretary of State was informed in time about the classified information regarding Alice Huang, as reported by the New York Times - Questionable whether the initial exclusion of the Nvidia CEO from Trump's trip to China was related to the revelations
Marco Rubio Warned Trump Administration Over Jensen Huang’s China Links: Report
Nvidia’s board has launched an independent probe into Jensen Huang after reports linked him to Alice Huang and alleged Chinese espionage concerns, with US officials and lawmakers now asking questions.
The secret warning from US intelligence agencies, which reached the Trump administration several months before the Nvidia spying scandal broke, brings new data to light. The relationship between Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, a Singaporean technology executive who was allegedly recruited by Chinese intelligence, has caused a stir on the other side of the Atlantic.
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