Report: Trump did nothing with intel that China planted spy close to Nvidia CEO
Summary
The New York Times, citing anonymous people briefed on U.S. intelligence, reported that President Donald Trump was told about allegations that Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen and former Megaspeed executive, passed information about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Beijing. The sources said Trump took no action, in part over concerns about Nvidia sales and U.S.-China trade; the allegations remain unclear, and China’s embassy called them baseless.Key Facts
- U.S. intelligence reportedly briefed Trump about a suspected Chinese effort to obtain information from someone with direct access to Jensen Huang.
- The person identified in the report was Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based cloud company Megaspeed; she is not related to Jensen Huang.
- U.S. investigators reportedly suspected Alice Huang helped China evade export controls to obtain advanced Nvidia chips through Megaspeed.
- The report said Trump chose not to act partly because of possible effects on Nvidia sales and U.S.-China trade relations.
- The article said it is unclear what information Alice Huang may have shared with Beijing or how closely she remains connected to Megaspeed.
- Nvidia said Alice Huang would not have had access to its trade secrets, according to the report.
- The Chinese Embassy in Washington called the accusations against Alice Huang baseless.
- The report said Jensen Huang did not receive a defensive briefing about the alleged spying.
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