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Chinese woman accused of spying on Nvidia chief entered Taiwan eight times

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Taiwanese government minister Chiu Chui-cheng stated that a woman accused of spying for China during an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited Taiwan eight times between 2024 and 2025. The visits were under standard business visitor status, and there were no special flags raised at the time. Minister Chiu added that if any critical intelligence suggesting she posed a threat had been available, her entry would have been flagged for heightened review.
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Beijing Nvidia Taiwan Taiwanese the United States

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Taiwan GPE · 8× Alice Huang PERSON · 7× Jensen Huang PERSON · 5× Chiu PERSON · 4× Beijing GPE · 2× Chinese NORP · 2× Nvidia ORG · 2× Taiwanese NORP · 2× the United States GPE · 2× China GPE · 1×

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Cabinet spokeswoman Michelle Lee said Thursday (November 12, 2026) "there is currently no public information" about whether Alice Huang "is suspected of any criminal offence or on the related investigative procedures". "If a criminal offence is involved, due to the principle of prosecutorial confidentiality during an ongoing investigation, we cannot provide any further comment," Ms. Lee said.
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"If we had, we definitely would have stepped up our entry screening and border flow management." Mr. Chiu said records show that Alice Huang visited Taiwan three times in 2024 and five times in 2025.

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The woman accused of spying for Beijing during an affair with Nvidia founder Jensen Huang visited Taiwan a total of eight times in 2024 and 2025, a Taiwanese government minister said Thursday (November 12, 2026). asserted
minister → accuse → 2024
Taiwan, a dominant player in the global semiconductor industry, sits at the centre of strategic competition between the United States and China, which claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory. uncertain
which → sit → territory
Jensen Huang, chief executive of the U.S.-based chip giant Nvidia, has admitted to having an extramarital affair, reportedly with Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed who U.S. officials believe was working for Chinese intelligence. uncertain
officials → admit → intelligence
Beijing has rejected the spying allegations. asserted
Beijing → reject → allegations
Alice Huang, who is also known as Huang Le, used a Hong Kong passport to enter Taiwan "under a standard business visitor status" and there were "no special flags" about her at the time, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Minister Chiu Chui-cheng told lawmakers. asserted
cheng → know → lawmakers
Mr. Chiu made the remarks in Taiwan's Parliament in response to lawmakers' questions about Alice Huang's entries into Taiwan and a New York Times report that the United States had advised Taiwan as early as 2024 to monitor her movements. asserted
States → make → movements
"At least we at the Mainland Affairs Council did not receive any relevant information," Mr. Chiu said. asserted
Chiu → receive → information
"If we had, we definitely would have stepped up our entry screening and border flow management." Mr. Chiu said records show that Alice Huang visited Taiwan three times in 2024 and five times in 2025. asserted
Huang → have → 2025
The records do not show any entries for this year, he said. asserted
he → show → year
"If we had any of the kind of critical intelligence you mentioned, leading us to believe she posed a threat to Taiwanese society, we would have definitely flagged her for heightened review," Mr. Chiu said. asserted
Chiu → have → review
"For any case where there are doubts, we intensify the level of scrutiny, and if we determine there are security concerns, there is no way we would allow her to enter the country." asserted
her → be → country
The government has said Taiwan's security agencies are investigating the incident. asserted
agencies → say → incident
Cabinet spokeswoman Michelle Lee said Thursday (November 12, 2026) "there is currently no public information" about whether Alice Huang "is suspected of any criminal offence or on the related investigative procedures". "If a criminal offence is involved, due to the principle of prosecutorial confidentiality during an ongoing investigation, we cannot provide any further comment," Ms. Lee said. asserted
Lee → say → comment
Alice Huang was seen at a dinner in May 2025 hosted by Jensen Huang at a Chinese restaurant in Taipei during Computex, the island's top tech expo. uncertain
Huang → see → Computex
Journalists stood outside the restaurant filming through glass windows and doors as Jensen Huang and a woman identified as Alice Huang, who was wearing a pink dress, mingled with other attendees. asserted
who → stand → attendees
At one point, Jensen Huang can be seen putting his arm around Alice Huang as she kisses him on the right cheek, press livestreams show. asserted
livestreams → see → cheek
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