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Archive photo · 18 November 2025Jensen Huang Admits Extramarital Relationship With Alleged Chinese Spy Alice Huang
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Jensen Huang admitted extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman linked to espionage claims. Alice Huang is suspected of links to Chinese intelligence and aided Nvidia shipments.
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Affair, alleged espionage
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted having an extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman whom US officials and others allege was a spy for China, and the disclosure triggered an independent investigation by Nvidia’s board. Donald Trump told reporters that he asked Jensen Huang, "Did you have any idea she was a spy?" and that Huang replied "I had no idea she was a spy" while Trump said he "really believe[s] him."
“Did you have any idea she was a spy?”
Beijing rejected the espionage claims, with its foreign ministry saying the allegations were "entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China" as the FBI declined to comment when contacted by the BBC. Nvidia said it had "no reason to believe that the company's secrets or national security were compromised" while the company commissioned an independent investigation into whether Huang was "the target of a foreign intelligence effort."
Who Alice Huang is
Multiple reports described Alice Huang, also identified as Huang Le, as a journalist-turned executive who previously worked in banking and investment management sectors and held roles connected to Shanghai Hexi Investment Management. Caixin reported that Alice Huang is now around 42 years old, while C4ADS said she became the majority shareholder of Megaspeed in March 2023 and served as director and managing director of Megaspeed’s Indonesian subsidiary until November 2023.
Reuters reported that trade records showed Megaspeed’s Indonesian subsidiary imported Nvidia hardware between 2024 and 2026, including H100 processors and related components, and that the H100 is one of Nvidia’s advanced processors whose export to China is restricted. CNN said US Customs and Border Protection travel records identified her as a 43-year-old Chinese citizen by the name of Huang Le, and it added that corporate records indicated she was a director at Megaspeed International from March to November of 2023.
Investigations and market fallout
Nvidia’s board retained former acting U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York Joon H. Kim and his firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz to conduct a thorough and independent investigation, and Reuters said the FBI was separately examining whether Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation.
Reuters reported that Nvidia shares were on track to shed more than $470 billion in market value over two sessions as concerns mounted over the fallout from Huang’s affair with a Chinese businesswoman alleged to be a spy for Beijing.
The Information, as cited by Reuters, said the relationship helped facilitate shipments of at least $7.5 billion worth of Nvidia chips to Chinese firms, and Reuters added that Alice Huang and Jensen Huang are not related.
The Guardian said a lawsuit accused Nvidia and Jensen Huang of misleading shareholders, and it quoted the company’s earlier position that its interaction with Alice Huang was "not unusual or unexpected" because "meetings with customers are part of a CEO's job."