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China says US ‘fabricating’ Nvidia spy claims to justify tech ‘blockade’

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Al Jazeera Staff. (2026, November 12). China says US ‘fabricating’ Nvidia spy claims to justify tech ‘blockade’. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/12/china-says-us-fabricating-nvidia-spy-claims-to-justify-tech-blockade?traffic_source=rss

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning dismissed US claims about a spy narrative involving Nvidia’s CEO as fabricated, arguing that China's technological progress comes from independent innovation and cooperation. She urged the U.S. to stop using these narratives as justification for imposing technology restrictions on China. The comments came during heightened tensions over recent allegations linking Nvidia’s CEO to a Chinese intelligence officer, ahead of an upcoming meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping at the APEC gathering in Shenzhen.
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2 of 14 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Topics

China Chinese Megaspeed Nvidia the United States

Subjects

China GPE · 9× Nvidia ORG · 7× Chinese NORP · 4× Huang PERSON · 2× Megaspeed ORG · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Chinese Foreign Ministry ORG · 1× Jensen Huang PERSON · 1× Mao Ning PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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Mao said that China’s scientific and technological progress was driven by independent innovation and open cooperation, adding that Beijing was willing to work with the US to implement a consensus reached by their two heads of state.
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Mao said that China’s scientific and technological progress was driven by independent innovation and open cooperation, adding that Beijing was willing to work with the US to implement a consensus reached by their two heads of state.

Claims (14 extracted, 2 hedged)

China has urged the United States to stop “fabricating so-called spy narratives and using them as a pretext for imposing a technological blockade”, amid national security concerns that emerged over an affair involving Nvidia’s CEO. asserted
that → urge → CEO
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the comments at a press briefing on Thursday when asked about allegations that the woman with whom Nvidia’s Jensen Huang had a relationship was a Chinese spy. asserted
Huang → make → relationship
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records → fuel → ban
Mao said that China’s scientific and technological progress was driven by independent innovation and open cooperation, adding that Beijing was willing to work with the US to implement a consensus reached by their two heads of state. asserted
Beijing → say → state
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to ease tariffs and lift restrictions on tech to de-escalate tensions following tit-for-tat tariffs in a trade deal in Busan, South Korea. asserted
Trump → agree → Busan
The remarks come ahead of a meeting next week between Trump and Xi at the APEC gathering in Shenzhen, southern China. asserted
remarks → come → Shenzhen
Huang, who co-founded Nvidia and turned it into the world’s leading supplier of the chips that power artificial intelligence (AI), asserted
that → co → intelligence
The woman was reported to be Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed who US officials believe worked for Chinese intelligence. asserted
officials → report → intelligence
Megaspeed on Thursday said it takes compliance obligations under US export control laws “extremely seriously” and that it “is committed to working constructively and transparently with the US government”. asserted
it → say → government
Nvidia’s 63-year-old boss has spent years lobbying against curbs on sales of advanced chips to China. asserted
boss → spend → China
Last year Trump cleared Nvidia’s H200 chips for export to China despite objections from Republicans and Democrats who fear Chinese dominance in AI technology. asserted
who → clear → technology
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied the claims, calling them “entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China”. uncertain
Ministry → deny → China
Huang’s position at the top of the $4.2 trillion company hangs in the balance after Nvidia launched an investigation into him on Sunday. asserted
Nvidia → hang → Sunday
It is unclear whether the tech giant has a succession plan. uncertain
giant → have → plan
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