House Republicans ask Nvidia CEO to brief them on dealings with businesswoman US officials call a suspected spy
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Republican leaders of three House committees have asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for a closed-door briefing on his dealings with Alice Huang, whom US officials reportedly believe spied for China. The allegation is unproven, and Huang has since admitted an extramarital affair.
US intelligence believes Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman whose company, Megaspeed, bought billions of dollars' worth of Nvidia AI chips, was working for China's Ministry of State Security, according to a report. A memo that circulated among senior Trump administration policymakers last spring reportedly said she had been recruited to learn about American AI chips and possibly to influence Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to push for China to get the company's most advanced processors. The two Huangs are not related. The allegation remains unproven.
Republican leaders of three House committees have asked Jensen Huang to explain his dealings with her in a closed-door briefing later this month. The report said US agencies had kept her under electronic surveillance for at least a year and that President Trump was briefed on the relationship last year but chose not to act.
Megaspeed began buying chips in 2024. It builds data centers in Southeast Asia and rents capacity to Alibaba, which lets Chinese firms use hardware they cannot import under US export controls.
Nvidia spokesman John Rizzo said the company does not share classified information with customers and that customers do not ask it to lobby Washington on China policy. He called the meetings between the two "not unusual." A Chinese embassy spokesman called the reporting "unsubstantiated" and "smears." Alice Huang did not respond to requests for comment.
In an update on November 8, Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair, apologized in a letter to employees and promised to cooperate with an investigation. Nvidia's board announced an independent inquiry led by outside legal counsel. It said it has no evidence that company secrets or national security were compromised and that it still has confidence in Huang.
