China's Foreign Ministry calls the "Chinese spy" allegation unsubstantiated and a smear
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of ChinaMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, through spokesperson Guo Jiakun at the ministry's regular press conference
Asked about Nvidia's investigation, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun says China responded the previous week and that the Chinese spy allegation is unsubstantiated and aimed at smearing China.
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U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive with a close relationship to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, was working for China's Ministry of State Security, making him the target of a Chinese intelligence effort.
“The "Chinese spy" allegation is purely unsubstantiated and directed at smearing China.”
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Nvidia's board investigates reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese intelligence effort; Huang admits an affair and China calls the spy allegation a smear
On November 8, 2026, Nvidia's board said it was opening an independent investigation after news reports that its founder and chief executive, Jensen Huang, had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort. The New York Times reported in October that U.S. intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based company that buys Nvidia chips, was working for China's Ministry of State Security and had a close relationship with Jensen Huang; the two are not related. The Financial Times later reported that the U.S. government believes the relationship was romantic. In a message to staff the same day, Huang said he had been unfaithful to his wife and that he supports the investigation. The board says it has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised. China's Foreign Ministry calls the spy allegation unsubstantiated and a smear.
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Asked by AFP about Nvidia's investigation after Huang acknowledged an affair with a woman U.S. officials say worked for Chinese intelligence, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the ministry responded the previous week and calls the spy allegation unsubstantiated and aimed at smearing China.
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AFP asked about Nvidia's investigation of Huang after he acknowledged an affair with a woman U.S. officials say was working for Chinese intelligence. Guo said the ministry had responded to that the previous week.
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Later in the same briefing, asked how China would respond to tighter U.S. limits on chip exports, Guo said China's position on U.S. chip exports is consistent and referred questions to the relevant authorities.
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The reference point is the reported relationship between Jensen Huang and Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, whom U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe was working for Chinese intelligence, and whether it put U.S. or Nvidia secrets at risk. The ministry rejects the allegation that Chinese intelligence was involved, calling it unsubstantiated and a smear against China.
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