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Despite denial, Trump was told on China trip about spying on Nvidia chief Jensen Huang

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The Straits Times. (2026, November 10). Despite denial, Trump was told on China trip about spying on Nvidia chief Jensen Huang. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/despite-denial-trump-was-told-on-china-trip-about-spying-on-nvidia-chief-jensen-huang

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US President Donald Trump was informed aboard Air Force One during a trip to China that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was involved with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy. This information was relayed by Marco Rubio and other officials shortly before Huang joined the presidential delegation at Trump’s invitation. The article notes this was not the first time Trump had been briefed on such intelligence regarding Huang within seven months.
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US President Donald Trump was informed aboard Air Force One in May en route to China that Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang was likely involved with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy, according to people familiar with the matter. The message was relayed by then-Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio shortly before Huang joined Trump’s presidential trip to Beijing at his invitation. This was reportedly the second time in seven months that Trump had been briefed on similar intelligence regarding Huang's relationship.

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Trump Told About Spy Incident On China Trip
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Air Force One China Nvidia WASHINGTON the United States

Subjects

China GPE · 2× Huang PERSON · 2× Jensen Huang PERSON · 2× Nvidia ORG · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Ana Swanson PERSON · 1× Jonathan Swan PERSON · 1× Julian E. Barnes PERSON · 1× Maggie Haberman PERSON · 1× Tripp Mickle PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The message was delivered by Marco Rubio, his secretary of state and national security adviser, shortly before Huang joined the presidential trip to Beijing at Trump’s invitation.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump was told aboard Air Force One in May en route to China that the United States had obtained sensitive intelligence showing that Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy, people with knowledge of the matter said.
2026-11-11 · The Straits Times
Despite denial, Trump was told on China trip about spying on Nvidia chief Jensen Huang · mixed framing

Claims (4 extracted, 1 hedged)

Despite denial, Trump was told on China trip about spying on Nvidia chief Jensen Huang Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Julian E. Barnes, Ana Swanson and Tripp Mickle AI generated asserted
Trump → tell → AI
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump was told aboard Air Force One in May en route to China that the United States had obtained sensitive intelligence showing that Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy, people with knowledge of the matter said. uncertain
people → tell → matter
The message was delivered by Marco Rubio, his secretary of state and national security adviser, shortly before Huang joined the presidential trip to Beijing at Trump’s invitation. asserted
Huang → deliver → invitation
It marked at least the second time in seven months that the president had been told of intelligence about Huang’s involvement with the woman. asserted
president → mark → woman
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