China’s Ministry of State Security recruited tech executive Alice Huang to target Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as part of a campaign to gather intelligence on U.S. artificial intelligence chips and influence supply policies. Reports indicate President Donald Trump was briefed in 2025 about their close relationship but took no action. On November 5, 2026, leaders of three House committees requested that Jensen Huang testify in a closed-door briefing later that month.
Chinese espionage targeting Nvidia and Jensen Huang
- ▪A memo circulated among Trump administration policymakers in spring 2026 stated intelligence that Alice Huang was a spy for China's Ministry of State Security while maintaining a close relationship with Jensen Huang
- ▪United States intelligence agencies focused on determining what Beijing sought to achieve by positioning an intelligence asset in a close relationship with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang
- ▪U.S. officials assessed that China's Ministry of State Security recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to collect intelligence on Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang
- ▪U.S. officials assessed that China's Ministry of State Security directed Alice Huang to gather intelligence on American artificial intelligence chips and influence Nvidia to advocate making its advanced chips available to China
Trump administration response and political ties
- ▪Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang is an ally of President Donald Trump and plays a key role in global artificial intelligence competition
- ▪President Donald Trump was briefed in 2025 regarding the relationship between Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and Alice Huang but took no executive action
Alice Huang's industry connections
- ▪Alice Huang maintains business relationships with executives across the artificial intelligence chip industry, including leaders at Gigabyte
- ▪In June 2024, Megaspeed executive Alice Huang attended an industry party in Taipei alongside Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and other technology executives
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