A Chinese national, identified as Alice Huang and also known as Huang Le, allegedly developed a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, prompting scrutiny from US intelligence officials who were monitoring her communications, according to a report by The New York Times.
Alice Huang, a top executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, a company that provides AI computing power to Chinese firms, was reportedly funneling information to Beijing, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded. US electronic surveillance identified Jensen Huang as one of her contacts, though the report states there is no evidence he was aware of her alleged intelligence activities.
Photos show Jensen Huang and Alice Huang together at a Taipei bar in June 2024 and exiting a restaurant in May 2025. US authorities have been investigating Megaspeed for allegedly helping Chinese companies circumvent U.S. export restrictions on advanced Nvidia chips.
Nvidia, the world's most valuable publicly traded company, is central to the artificial intelligence boom. The U.S. has imposed restrictions on the sale of its most advanced chips to China.
The report indicates that former President Trump was briefed on the intelligence findings about a year ago but opted not to act, reportedly due to concerns about disrupting Nvidia's sales and China trade relations. Jensen Huang had previously cultivated ties with the Trump administration, lobbying to ease restrictions on chip sales to China. Nvidia subsequently donated at least $20 million to a Trump-affiliated fund.
While some senior Trump administration officials now question whether Jensen Huang could have been unaware of Alice Huang's alleged intelligence activities, Nvidia has pushed back against the suggestions. A spokesperson for Nvidia stated that Jensen Huang's interactions with Alice Huang were not unusual for a CEO and that Megaspeed was a typical regional cloud customer. The company asserted that its regional customers receive ordinary business information, not trade secrets, and that claims of technology diversion through Megaspeed were previously debunked.
Chinese embassy spokesperson Liu Chang criticized the report, calling it a malicious effort to suppress China and urging the U.S. to focus on scientific and technological exchange.