China dismisses spy plot claim involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as smear campaign
Huang has acknowledged to the Nvidia board that he had been intimate with a business executive who US intelligence determined was gathering information for Beijing, according to The New York Times.
On Monday, China firmly denied allegations of a spy plot targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, describing the claims as unsubstantiated and a malicious smear campaign against Beijing. Huang has admitted to the Nvidia board that he had an intimate relationship with a business executive determined by US intelligence to be gathering sensitive information for Beijing, according to The New York Times.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, labeled the so-called Chinese spy allegation as baseless and a smear campaign against China on Monday.
The controversy centers around whether Huang facilitated the sale of advanced computer chips to China despite US tech restrictions designed to limit Chinese access to these technologies. Nvidia announced on Sunday that it would launch an investigation into the matter. Huang did not disclose the identity of the individual involved in the extramarital affair.
China previously refuted a New York Times report claiming that Huang had cultivated a close relationship with a Chinese citizen named Alice Huang, who managed a company accused of smuggling advanced chips into China and was alleged to be a spy for Beijing. Huang had advocated for easing chip sales restrictions to China, successfully persuading former US President Donald Trump to permit the company to sell H200 chips.
While these chips are not Nvidia's most cutting-edge models, they remain advanced. However, it remains uncertain if Beijing would permit Chinese companies to purchase these chips en masse.
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