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China reportedly recruited AI exec to spy on Jensen Huang
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China’s Ministry of State Security reportedly recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to gather intelligence on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and American AI chips, The New York Times reported. The alleged operation sought information about U.S. semiconductor technology and potentially to influence Nvidia to make its most advanced chips available to China. Megaspeed is an Nvidia customer, and Alice Huang has ties to senior executives across the AI chip industry, including at Gigabyte, according to the report.
The reported recruitment adds a new detail to earlier NYT coverage that described Jensen Huang as the target of a “Chinese spy plot.” The newspaper said last week that the relationship between the two Huangs—who are not related—was close. The new reporting identifies the MSS as having enlisted Alice Huang, placing the alleged effort within China’s state intelligence apparatus.
The case matters because Nvidia sits at the center of U.S.-China technology competition. Its advanced AI chips are subject to American export controls, and any effort to influence their availability to China would carry significant national-security implications. The report also raises questions about foreign access to senior industry figures and corporate decision-making.
President Trump was briefed last year on the relationship between Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, according to the NYT. The report said Trump, who is friendly with Jensen Huang, did not take action after the briefing. The White House and Nvidia have not publicly confirmed the reported details.
Three House committees have asked Jensen Huang to appear for a joint, closed-door briefing on his “interactions” with Alice Huang. The request signals congressional interest in the allegations and in how U.S. chip policy may have been affected. It also increases pressure on Nvidia’s CEO to address the matter directly.
Neither the MSS nor Megaspeed has publicly responded in detail to the report. The allegations remain unconfirmed by U.S. officials, and the full scope of the reported operation is unclear. The episode is likely to intensify scrutiny of Nvidia’s China ties and of foreign influence efforts targeting the AI chip sector.
