{
  "id": 19124104,
  "title": "China rejects 'baseless' claims it spied on Nvidia boss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/china-rejects-baseless-claims-it-spied-on-nvidia-boss",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T08:39:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1574004/china-rejects-baseless-claims-it-spied-nvidia-boss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "China dismissed allegations on Monday that it had spied on Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, describing the claims as \"baseless\" and \"vilification\". The foreign ministry spokesman, Guo Jiakun, said this during a regular briefing, following Nvidia's board decision to probe media reports alleging a foreign intelligence effort. Nvidia announced on Sunday that it had initiated a probe into Huang after he admitted to an affair with a woman reportedly working for Chinese intelligence. Beijing denied the claim. The New York Times reported last month that US intelligence concluded Alice Huang, a Chinese executive linked to a Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed, had been transmitting information to Beijing. Huang, also known as Huang Le, developed a close relationship with Nvidia's CEO. In a message to employees, Huang apologized for his actions, expressing regret for hurting his family and company staff. The CEO, a key figure in the AI revolution and a close informal adviser to US President Donald Trump, acknowledged that his relationship with Alice Huang could have given her insights into Trump's thinking on AI. Trump, during a planned talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, did not rule out inviting Huang to the Asia-Pacific summit in China. Despite allegations, Nvidia stated that while there is no evidence of compromised national security or secrets, the probe will examine all available information.",
  "summary": "BEIJING: China rejected on Monday claims that it had spied on Jensen Huang, chief executive of US chip giant Nvidia, calling the allegations “baseless.”",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump calls Nvidia chief Huang ‘honourable’ but has not discussed allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/trump-calls-nvidia-chief-huang-honourable-but-has-not-discussed",
        "published": "2026-11-09T01:05:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Nvidia investigates whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese spy following alleged affair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-whether-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-chinese",
        "published": "2026-11-09T04:39:48.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Khaosod English",
        "title": "Nvidia investigates whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese spy with whom he had an affair",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-whether-ceo-jensen-huang-was-targeted-by-chinese-19103266",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:11:03.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Jensen Huang Row: How a Singapore firm, China spy allegations and Nvidia are linked",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/jensen-huang-row-how-a-singapore-firm-china-spy-allegations-and",
        "published": "2026-11-09T06:27:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over foreign intelligence probe concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/nvidia-investigates-ceo-jensen-huang-over-foreign-intelligence-probe",
        "published": "2026-11-09T07:34:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "China, asked about Nvidia probe, says 'spy narrative' is unsubstantiated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/china-asked-about-nvidia-probe-says-spy-narrative-is-unsubstantiated",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:12:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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