China, asked about Nvidia probe, says 'spy narrative' is unsubstantiated

Nvidia has launched an investigation into reports that Chinese intelligence targeted its chief executive, Jensen Huang, through a woman who was a former executive at the firm Megaspeed. According to Malay Mail, US intelligence officials suspected the Chinese businesswoman, also known as Huang Le, of being recruited by Chinese intelligence services to gather information on Huang. These allegations, which were reportedly contained in a classified US intelligence memo, remain unproven and no crimes have been charged.

In response to the matter, China's foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated at a briefing in Beijing that the "so-called Chinese spy narrative" is unsubstantiated, according to The Korea Times. Malay Mail notes that Beijing has rejected the claims.

The controversy involves Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data centre operator. The Indian Express reports that the company has faced scrutiny over its Chinese origins, its purchase of billions of dollars in Nvidia equipment, and allegations of receiving financing from Alibaba. US authorities have separately investigated the operator since 2024 regarding suspicions that it helped China access restricted artificial intelligence chips.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Korea Times, The Indian Express, Malay Mail — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.