'Spy Allegations Over Woman Seen Beside Jensen Huang,' Chinese Authorities Call Them "Absurd"

Signs Emerge of Data Company Executive Huang Le's Espionage Activities
China Pushes Back: "Groundless Speculation... An Attempt to Smear China"

The Chinese government has pushed back against allegations that a Chinese businesswoman close to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang provided information to Chinese intelligence agencies, calling them "groundless speculation."

An allegation has emerged that Alice Huang, a Chinese national and senior executive at Megaspeed who had close ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, collected information for the Chinese government. Screenshot from NetThunder's LinkedIn page. Yonhap News Agency.

According to Yonhap News Agency and China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular briefing on October 30, in response to a question about a related New York Times (NYT) report, that "the report is groundless speculation and purely an attempt to smear and vilify China."

The NYT previously reported that U.S. intelligence agencies had identified Huang Le (Alice Huang), a former Chinese female executive at Singapore data center company Megaspeed International, as an information source for China. Megaspeed International is known to be an NVIDIA customer. The NYT said Huang was suspected of being involved in bringing NVIDIA's advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips into China. U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly also found signs that she had maintained a close relationship with CEO Jensen Huang while they were monitoring her.

Huang Le and Jensen Huang were spotted together on several occasions. In June 2024, Huang Le was also present when Jensen Huang met with representatives of major Asian customers at a bar in Taipei, Taiwan. The two were also seen together at a restaurant in May 2025. After a business dinner, Jensen Huang was seen leaving the restaurant and speaking with local reporters while Huang Le waited behind him.

U.S. officials were concerned that Huang Le may have obtained details of President Trump's policy plans toward China while passing information to China. The NYT noted that President Trump was briefed on the information about a year earlier but appeared to take no action, considering the significant impact NVIDIA chip sales have on the U.S. economy and stock market, as well as the risk of worsening trade relations with China.

However, specific details, including what information Huang Le actually passed to China, have not been confirmed. The Chinese government has therefore categorically denied the allegations.

NVIDIA also denied the allegations. NVIDIA spokesperson John Rizzo said, "Huang Le's interactions with Jensen Huang were neither unusual nor out of the ordinary," adding that "it is routine for the CEO to meet with executives from various customer companies every year."

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