China calls claims that Jensen Huang’s lover was a spy fabricated, directly rebuts U.S. allegations

[Financial News, New York — Correspondent Lee Byung-cheol] The Chinese government categorically denied allegations that a woman who had an extramarital relationship with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was a Chinese spy. As national security concerns and calls for congressional investigations spread in the United States, China’s official rebuttal appears to be turning the controversy into a U.S.-China dispute.
According to The New York Times (NYT) on the 9th, local time, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson dismissed allegations that Alice Huang, a Chinese woman who had been romantically involved with CEO Huang, worked for Chinese intelligence agencies, calling them “completely fabricated without any basis” and “nothing more than slander aimed at China.”
Chinese state media and nationalist-leaning commentators also pushed back against the U.S. allegations. Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, claimed the disclosure was “a calculated move by the Democrats and U.S. establishment forces to bring Jensen Huang down and go so far as to attack President Trump.”
The controversy surrounding the case is spreading on Chinese social media. On Weibo, the topic “Jensen Huang’s image as a faithful husband for 41 years crumbles” rose to No. 1 in trending searches. Some users argued that U.S. media were unfairly smearing Alice Huang.
The NYT had earlier reported that U.S. government officials suspected Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based technology company Megaspeed International, of involvement in intelligence-gathering activities for Chinese intelligence agencies. U.S. authorities have also been investigating whether Megaspeed International indirectly supplied NVIDIA’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors to China.
On the 8th, CEO Huang acknowledged his extramarital relationship with Alice Huang and apologized to his family. NVIDIA has launched its own investigation, but says there is currently no basis to conclude that national security or company secrets were compromised.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump signaled that, despite the controversy, he intends to stick to his existing plan to have CEO Huang accompany him to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit being held in China.


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