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Trump says US looking ‘closely’ at report Nvidia CEO target of China spy plot

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On October 31, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after a report suggested he was targeted by a Chinese espionage plot. The New York Times reported that a Chinese executive had been funneling information to Beijing following interactions with Huang. Trump stated the United States would investigate the matter closely and indicated his respect for Huang while noting the complexity of the issue.
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Story summary

As of October 29, 2026, US intelligence agencies reported that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had developed a close relationship with Alice Huang, a Singapore-based data center executive suspected of being a Chinese intelligence asset. The CIA believes Alice Huang was smuggling advanced AI microchips to China and passing commercial information to Beijing. This has alarmed the White House and raised national security concerns amid US-China competition in artificial intelligence.

The New York Times reported that Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, had interacted with Jensen Huang, potentially gleaning sensitive information about Nvidia’s technology and business dealings. Megaspeed provides AI computing power to Chinese companies like Alibaba.

China has denied these allegations, stating they are "groundless speculation." The company also claims its leadership took the accusations seriously and appointed external legal advisers for an internal investigation.

On October 31, President Donald Trump voiced his support for Jensen Huang, despite the reported concerns. Trump's stance aligns with Nvidia’s own defense of their CEO’s relationship with Alice Huang.

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The New York Times reported on Oct 29 that US intelligence officials concluded that a Chinese executive linked to a Singapore-based data centre company, who had interacted with Huang, had been funnelling information to Beijing.
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🔮 Asked if he would retain Huang as an advisor, Trump said: “I would like to say yes.
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Trump says US looking ‘closely’ at report Nvidia CEO target of China spy plot · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

Trump says US looking ‘closely’ at report Nvidia CEO target of China spy plot AI generated asserted
CEO → say → plot
US President Donald Trump voiced on Oct 31 his support for the “brilliant” head of US chip giant Nvidia, Jensen Huang after a report he was targeted by a Chinese spy plot. asserted
he → voice → plot
Trump said the United States was looking “very closely” at the issue. asserted
States → say → issue
The New York Times reported on Oct 29 that US intelligence officials concluded that a Chinese executive linked to a Singapore-based data centre company, who had interacted with Huang, had been funnelling information to Beijing. asserted
who → report → Beijing
China has dismissed the report as “groundless speculation”. asserted
China → dismiss → speculation
“I have a lot of respect for Jensen. asserted
I → have → Jensen
I didn’t know about the specific thing, but I hope he’s going to be OK. asserted
he → know → thing
He’s a great, brilliant person, and we want to protect our brilliant people,” Trump told reporters at his Florida residence. asserted
Trump → ’ → residence
“We’re going to check it out very closely,” the president added. asserted
president → go → it
Asked if he would retain Huang as an advisor, Trump said: “I would like to say yes. asserted
I → ask → advisor
I mean, unless we find out something to the contrary, I’ve always found Jensen Huang to be very above board. asserted
Huang → mean → board
“But you know, you’re dealing in a very complex issue,” Trump added. asserted
Trump → know → issue
Huang has advised Trump on AI policy and was among tech CEOs who joined the US leader on his visit to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May. uncertain
who → advise → May
The Taiwan-born businessman has advocated for the use of his company’s chips in China, where Beijing has been accelerating development of its own semiconductors. asserted
Beijing → bear → semiconductors
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