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'A baseless smearing': China denies spying charge targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

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Mahajan, T. (2026, November 9). 'A baseless smearing': China denies spying charge targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/a-baseless-smear-campaign-china-denies-spying-charge-targeting-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang/articleshow/135674983.cms

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Times of India · collected 2026-11-09 · by Trisha Mahajan

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China denies involvement in espionage against Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the allegations baseless and a smear. Foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated during a briefing that labeling someone as a Chinese spy is entirely false and defamatory. The denial follows reports that Huang was targeted by foreign intelligence, involving Alice Huang from Megaspeed, which has faced suspicion of facilitating Beijing’s access to restricted AI technology. Nvidia’s board initiated an independent investigation into these claims without suggesting any compromise of company secrets or national security.
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On November 8, 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with Alice Huan, a business executive suspected by U.S. intelligence of gathering information for Beijing. In response, the company’s board initiated an independent investigation, involving outside legal counsel, into reports that Huang was targeted by foreign intelligence efforts. The New York Times and Financial Times had previously reported on Huang's relationship with Alice Huan, raising concerns among US Congress members who requested he testify in a closed-door briefing about Nvidia’s security protocols against espionage. China denied the spying allegations, calling them baseless and a smear campaign against Beijing.

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Nvidia CEO Spy Scandal Investigation
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Topics

AFP China Chinese Megaspeed Nvidia

Subjects

Nvidia ORG · 6× China GPE · 3× Huang PERSON · 3× Megaspeed ORG · 2× AFP ORG · 1× Alice Huang PERSON · 1× Chinese NORP · 1× Guo Jiakun PERSON · 1× Jensen Huang PERSON · 1× Singapore GPE · 1×

Narrative

The denial comes as Nvidia’s board has launched an independent investigation into reports that Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation involving Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-09
Nvidia’s board said it had no reason to believe that US national security or the company’s secrets had been compromised, but would examine all available information.
2026-11-09 · Times of India
'A baseless smearing': China denies spying charge targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang · mixed framing

Claims (9 extracted, 2 hedged)

China has rejected allegations that it was involved in an espionage operation targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the claims baseless and a “smearing”. uncertain
it → reject → claims
"The narrative of a so-called Chinese spy is entirely baseless vilification and smearing." asserted
narrative → call → spy
, foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said during a media briefing, as quoted by AFP. asserted
Jiakun → say → AFP
The denial comes as Nvidia’s board has launched an independent investigation into reports that Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation involving Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based data centre company Megaspeed. asserted
Huang → come → company
US authorities reportedly suspect that she was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to gather information about the Nvidia chief and the company. uncertain
she → suspect → chief
The allegations have also drawn scrutiny to Megaspeed, which buys Nvidia’s AI chips and has been investigated over suspicions that it helped Beijing gain access to advanced processors restricted from export to China. asserted
Beijing → draw → China
Huang recently admitted in a message to Nvidia employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologised to his family and colleagues, without naming the woman involved. asserted
he → admit → woman
Nvidia’s board said it had no reason to believe that US national security or the company’s secrets had been compromised, but would examine all available information. asserted
security → say → information
Huang has backed the investigation and agreed to cooperate. asserted
Huang → back → investigation
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