{
  "id": 19658360,
  "title": "Suspected Chinese spy at center of Jensen Huang affair surfaces in Beijing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/suspected-chinese-spy-at-center-of-jensen-huang-affair-surfaces-in",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-12T12:53:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/suspected-chinese-spy-at-center-of-jensen-huang-affair-surfaces-in-beijing-alice-huang-last-spotted-heading-to-shanghai-after-being-detained-questioned-in-singapore-in-2025-allegedly-helped-china-smuggle-hundreds-of-thousands-of-banned-chips"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive, has resurfaced in Beijing, marking her first public appearance since a scandal involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emerged. The identity of the woman, allegedly involved in an affair with Huang, remains a mystery, with her exact arrival date and purpose in Beijing still unclear. She was last seen leaving Singapore for Shanghai in 2025, following her detention and questioning during Singapore's investigation into a $2-billion smuggling case linked to Megaspeed.\n\nNvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing intense scrutiny following the revelation of his indiscretion with Huang. Congress has threatened to issue a subpoena, demanding Huang's presence at a joint, closed-door briefing with the heads of the House committees on China, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence. The FBI is also probing the relationship between the Nvidia CEO and the Chinese spy suspected of aiding sanctioned Chinese companies in obtaining restricted H100 and H200 chips.\n\nA second bombshell report suggests that Jensen Huang may have been entangled in an extramarital affair with Nvidia's Vice President of healthcare, Kimberly Powell. While the Chinese embassy in Washington has dismissed any alleged links to Huang, speculations point towards her possible ties to the Ministry of State Security (MSS), which is China's primary agency for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations.\n\nHuang Le, under her Chinese name, is believed to have worked in media before transitioning to banking and finance. Her past includes running a private equity and investment management firm, Shanghai Hexi, alongside her husband, Kang Wei. The couple allegedly invested in diverse industries, including gaming, pharmaceuticals, and data centers and cloud computing. Their firm's investment decisions have not been without controversy, as Kang Wei faced fines from Chinese regulators in 2018 for disclosure failures and other violations during a takeover battle for a corporation.\n\nThe relationship between Huang Le and Jensen Huang is believed to have been accepted by the latter's husband, Kang, who reportedly jokingly referred to Huang as Jensen's \"personal assistant.\" This close bond between the couple and Nvidia has positioned Shanghai Hexi well to capitalize on the growing AI data center market, which is projected to reach $32 trillion by 2050. Huang Le's association with Jensen Huang has seemingly enabled Shanghai Hexi to profit from the procurement of Nvidia chips, despite U.S. sanctions hindering competitors' access to these chips.",
  "summary": "There are multiple speculations about Alice Huang's s history and how she built her relationship with Jensen Huang.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}