Whereabouts Unknown, 'Jensen Huang's Lover' Alice Huang... Is China Spy Theory Gaining Traction?

Her impressive career history remains unverified
Basic details such as her age and birthplace are also unknown

Interest has focused on the identity of Alice Huang, a Chinese woman also known by her Chinese name, Huang Le, after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledged having an affair with her. She is said to have had a high-profile career, starting as a journalist and rising to become an executive in the financial industry. However, most of her career history has not been verified, and with her whereabouts recently unknown, speculation that she is an agent of Chinese intelligence appears to be gaining traction.

According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), AFP and other outlets on November 9 local time, Alice Huang reportedly worked as a journalist at China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan TV about 20 years ago before moving into finance. A Chinese private equity information website lists her as having held executive positions at HSBC, Shanghai Hexi Investment and state-owned CITIC Group, among other companies. However, the U.S. New York Post reported that, after contacting Hunan TV, it could not find any record of Alice Huang having worked there, and CCTV was also unable to verify her journalism background. Basic biographical information, including her age, birthplace and education, has not been made public either.

Alice Huang attends a dinner with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a restaurant in downtown Taipei during Computex, an information technology (IT) trade show held in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 22 last year. Taipei, Taiwan = AFP-Yonhap.

Questions have also been raised about her activities at Singaporean data center company Megaspeed. Citing Singaporean corporate registration records, the WSJ reported that she served as a director there from March to November 2023. Even after stepping down from the official directorship, she reportedly remained involved in the company's management, and in August 2025, she introduced herself to a business associate as Megaspeed's CEO.

Megaspeed provides computing services to other companies using Nvidia's advanced artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors. The company describes itself as a key partner in Nvidia's computing cloud business in the Asia-Pacific region. However, its LinkedIn page lists just 2 to 10 employees, with about 25 people involved in related work. AFP reported that when it called the phone number listed on the company's website, the person who answered said they had never heard of the company and that the number belonged to a private residence.

Until recently, she had also been seeking investment from Chinese investors for a large-scale data center project. According to the Financial Times (FT), in early 2025 Alice Huang sought investors for a Southeast Asian data center project worth hundreds of millions of dollars and reportedly emphasized that "there would be no problem securing Nvidia's advanced graphics processing units (GPUs)." The FT noted, however, that she did not disclose her close relationship with CEO Huang at the time.

Questions have also been raised about whether Alice Huang is a spy. The New York Times (NYT) previously reported that "Alice Huang was recruited by the Chinese government to gather information on CEO Huang," and that U.S. President Donald Trump received a report from U.S. intelligence agencies in 2025 assessing that she was a spy. U.S. intelligence agencies also believe that Alice Huang conducted intelligence-gathering activities targeting Jensen Huang. The Chinese government, however, denied the allegations, calling them baseless slander.

Alice Huang's whereabouts are currently unknown. The WSJ reported that two people who were in contact with her early this year said she was in China at the time, but that her current location is unknown.

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