Who is Alice Huang, the woman linked to Nvidia’s CEO?
The lack of public information about the Megaspeed boss is fuelling claims she is a Chinese intelligence asset
TL;DR
- Alice Huang, CEO of Singapore-based Megaspeed, is reportedly a Chinese intelligence asset.
- US officials suspect Megaspeed of evading export controls and routing Nvidia chips to China.
- Alice Huang is alleged to have had a romantic involvement with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
- China has denied the allegations as "smears".
- Alice Huang's background and current whereabouts are largely unknown.
- Jensen Huang admitted to an affair in a company-wide email and pledged cooperation with investigations.
- Megaspeed was previously known as a Chinese gaming company with state-backed investor ties.
- The US government has been investigating Megaspeed for allegedly helping companies in China sidestep American export restrictions.