China Denounces US Espionage Claims Involving Nvidia Chief as Justification for Tech Curbs

Technology · First reported 12 Nov, 08:30 · Updated 09:04

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Beijing has rejected allegations that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was targeted in a Chinese intelligence plot, accusing the United States of creating espionage narratives to justify export restrictions on advanced technology. The controversy surfaces shortly before a planned diplomatic meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Chinese foreign ministry stated on Thursday that the United States is fabricating spy allegations to justify an ongoing technological blockade against China.
The remarks follow reports alleging Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang was targeted in an espionage operation involving an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed.
US officials suspect Alice Huang worked on behalf of Chinese intelligence services, while Beijing dismissed the espionage accusations as groundless smearing.
Jensen Huang has actively lobbied against US restrictions on advanced chip exports to China, though President Donald Trump cleared Nvidia's H200 chips for export to the country last year.
The diplomatic friction arises ahead of an upcoming bilateral summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping scheduled at the APEC meeting in Shenzhen.