{
  "id": 19734638,
  "title": "US Justice Department has not concluded Alice Huang was Chinese spy, Blanche says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/us-justice-department-has-not-concluded-alice-huang-was-chinese-spy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T01:04:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-914789"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, US Attorney General Todd Blanche reiterated that the Justice Department has not yet concluded whether Alice Huang, the Chinese businesswoman involved with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, was a Chinese spy. At a press conference, Blanche stated, \"of course\" the FBI was investigating reports suggesting Huang was working for the Chinese government.\n\nDonald Trump, in an interview released later that day, echoed the uncertainty. When asked if Huang should have resigned, the president said it was not yet determined whether Huang was a spy. Trump added, \"If the woman was a spy, yes. If the woman was not a spy, perhaps it would be different.\"\n\nThe inquiry into Huang's role has been ongoing since at least October 2025 when The New York Times published a report linking Huang to former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Huang subsequently stepped down, a decision that followed a year-long saga beginning with the NYT report. The affair's origins trace back to an October 2025 NYT report connecting Jensen Huang to Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, Nvidia's valued cloud partner.\n\nSubsequent reports claimed US intelligence officials had concluded Huang was acting under Chinese intelligence directives. However, Beijing firmly denied these allegations. Huang herself has not commented on the matter. In February, she left Singapore and was subsequently barred from re-entry by Singapore's Home Affairs Ministry, though this investigation did not involve espionage allegations. Huang's departure came after she admitted in November to infidelity with her husband, an admission devoid of specifics about the relationship.",
  "summary": "Blanche said at a press conference that \"of course\" the FBI was investigating reports that Alice Huang was working for the Chinese government.",
  "key_points": [
    "US Justice Department has not concluded Alice Huang was Chinese spy",
    "FBI investigating reports suggesting Huang was working for Chinese government",
    "Trump uncertain if Huang should have resigned or not"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The continued ambiguity regarding Huang's alleged ties to Beijing leaves the legal and political implications of her departure from a key Nvidia partner in a state of unresolved tension.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : US Justice Department Has Yet To Determine Whether Alice Huang Is A Chinese Spy: Official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/world-us-justice-department-has-yet-to-determine-whether-alice-huang",
        "published": "2026-11-12T23:55:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}