NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang may have been the target of a Chinese government spy
President Trump reportedly chose to do nothing in response.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang may have been the unwitting target of a Chinese government spy operation, according to recent reports. The New York Times reveals that US officials believe Huang was surveilled by China, with the evidence pointing to his wife, Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen working for Singapore data center firm Megaspeed.
Alice Huang allegedly passed information to Beijing, and the Times notes Megaspeed's close ties with NVIDIA, buying at least $4.8 billion in NVIDIA-based equipment within two years. This level of business for a small and obscure company is described as unusual. The report highlights that President Trump was briefed on the matter a year ago but chose to do nothing.
It's unclear whether Trump feared disrupting NVIDIA's chip sales or China's trades. The Times notes that Alice Huang's public profile is thin, and her background remains unverified.
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