Beijing Rejects Claims it Spied on Nvidia Chief Jensen Huang
WHO:
BBC News - US intelligence officials believed a Chinese businesswoman was gathering information for Beijing about US chipmaker Nvidia, according to The New York Times.
Euronews.com - The report identified the executive as Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, a senior Chinese executive at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed.
Euronews.com - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was reportedly in a close working relationship with Alice Huang.
Euronews.com - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun rejected the allegations.
Euronews.com - An Nvidia spokesperson told AFP that Jensen Huang’s interactions with Ms Huang were “not unusual or unexpected.”
BBC News - Megaspeed said its current leadership took the allegations seriously, appointed external legal advisers to conduct an internal investigation, and told the US government it was willing to cooperate.
Euronews.com - US President Donald Trump was reportedly briefed on the intelligence findings and decided not to act.
WHAT:
Euronews.com - China rejected the report, calling the allegations “groundless speculation”; Guo Jiakun called them “nothing more than an attempt to smear China.”
Euronews.com - US intelligence officials had reportedly determined that the Megaspeed executive was delivering information to Beijing.
Euronews.com - The executive was reportedly monitored over concerns that she might steer AI chips to China.
Euronews.com - Nvidia said regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information, “not sensitive NVIDIA trade secrets,” and “zero information relevant to national security.”
Euronews.com - Nvidia said allegations that Megaspeed was smuggling chips to China had been “thoroughly investigated and debunked last year.”
Euronews.com - The US has sought to restrict exports of the most powerful chips to China amid an escalating US-China technology competition focused on artificial intelligence.
Euronews.com - Trump wrote on Truth Social that super intelligence would be a topic with Xi Jinping, adding, “I want to leave it exactly where it is,” and that “Our guardrail is the DOJ.”
WHERE:
BBC News - The alleged information-gathering concerned Nvidia, a US chipmaking company.
Euronews.com - Megaspeed is a Singapore-based data centre company; the alleged information was reportedly delivered to Beijing.
WHEN:
Euronews.com - The report said US intelligence officials had made their determination earlier; it also reported that Trump was briefed around a year earlier.
Euronews.com - Trump and Xi Jinping met for talks on AI safety, and the leaders were expected to meet again in November.
WHY:
Euronews.com - The reported monitoring was connected to concerns about AI chips potentially being directed to China.
Euronews.com - US export restrictions were intended to limit China’s access to the most powerful chips.
HOW:
Euronews.com - The allegations were reported by The New York Times, which cited US intelligence officials.
BBC News - Megaspeed said it was conducting an internal investigation with external legal advisers and was prepared to cooperate with the US government.
(UPDATED October 31, 2026 09:58 UTC)
US intelligence reportedly accused Megaspeed executive Alice Huang of gathering Nvidia information for Beijing. Megaspeed launched an investigation and offered cooperation, while Nvidia denied sharing sensitive secrets. China rejected the allegations, and President Trump reportedly chose not to act after briefing.