Chinese artificial intelligence firms are rushing to reserve overseas Nvidia computing capacity and stockpile grey-market chips as of November 2026. Tech operators fear a personal scandal involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang—whom US officials allege is a Chinese intelligence asset—will prompt Washington to close cloud export loopholes via the pending Remote Access Security Act.
Chinese companies secure overseas Nvidia computing capacity
- ▪Chinese artificial intelligence companies and cloud providers are seeking to reserve Nvidia-powered computing capacity at overseas data centres as of November 2026, fearing tighter United States restrictions on remote chip access
- ▪Under existing United States export controls, companies in China are barred from directly buying advanced Nvidia processors but can access computing power remotely at overseas data centres
- ▪Smaller Chinese artificial intelligence labs are approaching providers of rented computing power in Southeast Asia to lock in Nvidia processor capacity
US legislative efforts on remote chip access
- ▪The Remote Access Security Act passed the United States House of Representatives in January 2026 by a 369-22 vote and awaits Senate action to grant the Commerce Department authority over cloud-based access to restricted technology
- ▪Chinese tech companies fear political fallout from the Jensen Huang scandal will accelerate passage of the Remote Access Security Act to close cloud-computing export control loopholes
Jensen Huang scandal and alleged intelligence links
- ▪The New York Times reported that United States authorities concluded Alice Huang, a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed involved with Jensen Huang, was a Chinese intelligence asset, an allegation China denied
- ▪Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang stated on November 8, 2026 that he had been unfaithful to his wife
Allegations and scrutiny surrounding Megaspeed
- ▪Alibaba subsidiary Apex Enterprise Solutions provided financing to Speedmatrix, a Malaysian company linked to Singapore-based cloud-computing firm Megaspeed
- ▪Singapore-based Megaspeed faced scrutiny over allegations of helping Chinese customers obtain restricted Nvidia chips, though Megaspeed denied illegally diverting hardware to China
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