The New York Times says Chinese intelligence personnel approached people close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
The New York Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies believe that a senior executive close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — Alice Huang (Huang Le) of the Singapore-based data center operator Megaspeed — provides intelligence to China, and that Trump was briefed about a year ago but took no action, while Huang himself was not informed. The report also mentioned that the U.S. government suspects Megaspeed of helping China obtain Nvidia chips, and that between June 2024 and February 2026 its Malaysian sister company purchased at least $4.8 billion worth of AI hardware containing Nvidia chips. An Nvidia spokesperson said that meeting with customers is part of the CEO's job and that Megaspeed does not have access to sensitive information; Megaspeed has announced an internal investigation, while a Chinese embassy spokesperson said the allegations are baseless.
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The report discloses details of U.S. monitoring of the flow of Nvidia chips, as well as the White House's trade-offs between commerce and security.
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US intelligence agencies believe an executive in Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's circle is an informant for China. According to The New York Times , the executive is Alice Huang (Huang Le) of Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center operator. The report says US authorities found while monitoring her that she passes information to Beijing and is close to Jensen Huang.
President Trump was briefed about a year ago and did nothing, likely to avoid disrupting Nvidia's chip sales or further straining trade relations with China. Jensen Huang wasn't warned. US officials believed at the time that he had no idea.
The US government suspects Megaspeed of helping China get access to Nvidia chips . Between June 2024 and February 2026, a Malaysian sister company bought at least $4.8 billion worth of AI hardware with Nvidia chips. An Nvidia spokesperson says meeting with customers is part of a CEO's job and that Megaspeed doesn't receive sensitive information. Megaspeed has announced an internal investigation. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy dismissed the allegations as "groundless smears and slanders."