{"id":752878,"date":"2026-11-12T04:25:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T01:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T04:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T01:25:20","slug":"the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af51d63485b5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af51d63485b5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#November_11_2026_Nvidias_stock_drops_as_board_reportedly_preps_to_oust_CEO_Jensen_Huang\" >November 11, 2026: Nvidia\u2019s stock drops as board reportedly preps to oust CEO Jensen Huang<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#November_11_2026_Huang_also_had_an_affair_with_an_Nvidia_executive_who_reports_to_him_NYT_says\" >November 11, 2026: Huang also had an affair with an Nvidia executive who reports to him, NYT says<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#November_11_2026_Congress_plans_to_subpoena_Huang_to_answer_questions_about_affair\" >November 11, 2026: Congress plans to subpoena Huang to answer questions about affair<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#November_9_2026_Huang_pulls_out_of_various_speaking_engagements\" >November 9, 2026: Huang pulls out of various speaking engagements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#November_9-10_2026_Details_emerge_about_the_business_relationships_between_Nvidia_and_the_alleged_spy\" >November 9-10, 2026: Details emerge about the business relationships between Nvidia and the alleged spy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#November_8_2026_Trump_shows_support_for_Nvidia_CEO_calls_him_a_%E2%80%9Cfine_person%E2%80%9D\" >November 8, 2026: Trump shows support for Nvidia CEO, calls him a \u201cfine person\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#November_8_2026_Huang_admits_to_affair_in_public_message_to_Nvidia_employees_Nvidia_board_of_directors_begins_investigation\" >November 8, 2026: Huang admits to affair in public message to Nvidia employees; Nvidia board of directors begins investigation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#November_5_2026_Three_Republican_committee_chairmen_ask_Huang_for_closed-door_briefing\" >November 5, 2026: Three Republican committee chairmen ask Huang for closed-door briefing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#October_29_2026_Jensen_Huang_publicly_revealed_to_have_developed_%E2%80%98close_relationship_with_suspected_Chinese_spy\" >October 29, 2026: Jensen Huang publicly revealed to have developed \u2018close relationship\u2019 with suspected Chinese spy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#Spring_2026_A_secret_memo_circulates_in_the_Trump_administration_about_Nvidia_CEOs_alleged_relationship_with_Chinese_spy\" >Spring 2026: A secret memo circulates in the Trump administration about Nvidia CEO\u2019s alleged relationship with Chinese spy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#Late_2025_President_Trump_briefed_on_US_surveillance_of_Alice_Huang_and_her_relationship_to_Nvidia_CEO_but_does_not_take_action\" >Late 2025: President Trump briefed on U.S. surveillance of Alice Huang and her relationship to Nvidia CEO but does not take action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-unfolding-jensen-huang-scandal-a-timeline\/#October_2025_US_and_Singapore_each_investigate_Megaspeed_over_possible_Chinese_export_violations\" >October 2025: U.S. and Singapore each investigate Megaspeed over possible Chinese export violations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nvidia co-founder CEO Jensen Huang has never been as flashy or controversy-prone as AI leaders like OpenAI\u2019s Sam Altman or SpaceXAI\u2019s Elon Musk. Now, the 63-year-old industry kingpin has admitted that he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nvidianews.nvidia.com\/news\/a-message-to-our-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">cheated on his wife<\/a> of 40 years in an affair that could have ramifications beyond Huang\u2019s personal life and potentially impact national security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">United States officials believe that Huang\u2019s likely romantic interest, Megaspeed executive Alice Huang, is a Chinese spy who has been feeding information back to Beijing. (Alice Huang, a Chinese citizen, is of no relation to Jensen Huang.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Megaspeed, a Singapore-based AI infrastructure company, had reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/cm78p221e313t?page=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">purchased<\/a> $4.8 billion in Nvidia chips over the last two years. The U.S. and Singapore have both previously investigated Megaspeed over suspicions that the firm was illegally sharing chips with China. The Justice Department has since taken over the federal investigation into the company, the Times has reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story took a sudden new turn on Wednesday. Citing five people who worked at Nvidia, the Times reported that Huang also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/11\/11\/technology\/jensen-huang-nvidia-affair.html\">had an extramarital relationship<\/a> with Kimberly Powell, the company\u2019s vice president of health care, who reports directly to him. Nvidia, Huang and Powell have not confirmed the report. Reached by a Times reporter, Huang reportedly said, \u201cI don\u2019t think you should be talking to me directly,\u201d before hanging up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia\u2019s board is preparing to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/nvidia-is-preparing-to-oust-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-30f421ad?mod=hp_twoviz_pos_1\">oust Huang<\/a>, and Nvidia\u2019s shares fell in after-hours trading.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and China are embroiled in a fierce technological arms race to build the most advanced AI infrastructure, which could shape each country\u2019s economic future, military prowess, and capacity for innovation. Nvidia is valuable in this competition as one of the world\u2019s largest makers of AI chips, which are essential for accelerating AI development. But as an American company, Nvidia faces government restrictions on the sale of its most powerful chips to Chinese entities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the controversy unfolds, we are organizing the most relevant events into a reverse-chronological timeline to keep you up to date.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-11-2026-nvidia-s-stock-drops-as-board-reportedly-preps-to-oust-ceo-jensen-huang\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"November_11_2026_Nvidias_stock_drops_as_board_reportedly_preps_to_oust_CEO_Jensen_Huang\"><\/span>November 11, 2026: Nvidia\u2019s stock drops as board reportedly preps to oust CEO Jensen Huang<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-11-2026-huang-also-had-an-affair-with-an-nvidia-executive-who-reports-to-him-nyt-says\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"November_11_2026_Huang_also_had_an_affair_with_an_Nvidia_executive_who_reports_to_him_NYT_says\"><\/span>November 11, 2026: Huang also had an affair with an Nvidia executive who reports to him, NYT says<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New York Times <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/11\/11\/technology\/jensen-huang-nvidia-affair.html\">reported<\/a> that Jensen Huang also had an affair with Nvidia vice president of healthcare Kimberly Powell, who reports directly to the CEO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, Huang and Powell were captured on film \u201cbeing affectionate\u201d at a hotel during a conference earlier this year.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-11-2026-congress-plans-to-subpoena-huang-to-answer-questions-about-affair\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"November_11_2026_Congress_plans_to_subpoena_Huang_to_answer_questions_about_affair\"><\/span>November 11, 2026: Congress plans to subpoena Huang to answer questions about affair<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huang has not responded to a request from three Republican congressman to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear for a closed-door briefing for questioning about his affair with an alleged Chinese spy. House China committee Chairman Moolenaar said Wednesday on Fox Business that if Huang doesn\u2019t agree to the briefing, he\u2019ll likely be subpoenaed.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-9-2026-huang-pulls-out-of-various-speaking-engagements\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"November_9_2026_Huang_pulls_out_of_various_speaking_engagements\"><\/span>November 9, 2026: Huang pulls out of various speaking engagements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nvidia CEO pulled out of upcoming speaking engagements at the ElevenLabs Summit and Anthropic CEO Forum.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-9-10-2026-details-emerge-about-the-business-relationships-between-nvidia-and-the-alleged-spy\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"November_9-10_2026_Details_emerge_about_the_business_relationships_between_Nvidia_and_the_alleged_spy\"><\/span>November 9-10, 2026: Details emerge about the business relationships between Nvidia and the alleged spy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice Huang and her family reportedly built a network of companies in China and Singapore to acquire Nvidia chips, including founding a Chinese company called Shanghai Century Litong. Founded in 2023, it became an Nvidia-preferred cloud partner, giving it priority access to chips, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/jensen-huangs-yearslong-ties-alice-huang-enabled-nvidia-chip-sales-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Information reported<\/a>. The Information also reported that Shanghai Century Litong facilitated buying $7.5 billion worth of Nvidia\u2019s chips, including banned chips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nvidia\u2019s head lawyer, Tim Teter, intervened in a 2025 U.S. government probe surrounding the suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-11-09\/nvidia-intervened-in-us-probe-of-megaspeed-chip-smuggling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg reported<\/a>. Teter contacted Commerce Under Secretary Jeffrey Kessler\u00a0asking questions about whether the Trump administration played a role in detaining Alice Huang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In early 2025, Alice Huang and a business partner sought China-based investors for an Asian data center, promising they had no problem in securing GPUs, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/5d8c1e1d-6ce0-4eb4-9f5c-722fa5c4841d?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the Financial Times reported.<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-8-2026-trump-shows-support-for-nvidia-ceo-calls-him-a-fine-person\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"November_8_2026_Trump_shows_support_for_Nvidia_CEO_calls_him_a_%E2%80%9Cfine_person%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>November 8, 2026: Trump shows support for Nvidia CEO, calls him a \u201cfine person\u201d <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday night, President Trump <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w-qWtVt2prU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">weighed in<\/a> on Huang\u2019s controversy and showed support for the Nvidia CEO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have not spoken to him about it. I just know he\u2019s a fine person, but you never know what\u2019s going on,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked if Huang should remain chief of Nvidia, Trump said, \u201cI think so. Oh yeah, sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-8-2026-huang-admits-to-affair-in-public-message-to-nvidia-employees-nvidia-board-of-directors-begins-investigation\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"November_8_2026_Huang_admits_to_affair_in_public_message_to_Nvidia_employees_Nvidia_board_of_directors_begins_investigation\"><\/span>November 8, 2026: Huang admits to affair in public message to Nvidia employees; Nvidia board of directors begins investigation <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jensen Huang wrote in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nvidianews.nvidia.com\/news\/a-message-to-our-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">letter<\/a> to Nvidia employees \u2014 which was also published as a press release \u2014 that he cheated on his wife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI owe my family and all of you an apology,\u201d Huang told his company. \u201cI was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huang did not mention Alice Huang by name in the message, but linked his infidelity to \u201cthe national security concerns raised in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> reports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNvidia\u2019s Board of Directors has initiated an independent investigation. I support the investigation and will cooperate fully. I love our country and our company. I am committed to protecting Nvidia and supporting America\u2019s national security. I am proud and grateful to be an American,\u201d Huang wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nvidia shares slid <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nvidia-jensen-huang-spy-china-63531dec0fe5c145afaac94dde31d478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">over 5%<\/a> the following day.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-november-5-2026-three-republican-committee-chairmen-ask-huang-for-closed-door-briefing\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"November_5_2026_Three_Republican_committee_chairmen_ask_Huang_for_closed-door_briefing\"><\/span>November 5, 2026: Three Republican committee chairmen ask Huang for closed-door briefing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three Republican congressmen \u2014 Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on China, Chairman Brian Mast of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Chairman Rick Crawford of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence \u2014 sent a request to Huang for a closed-door joint briefing with their three committees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRecent reports raise significant national security concerns regarding the [People\u2019s Republic of China]\u2019s access to sensitive U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and information,\u201d the chairmen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chinaselectcommittee.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/moolenaar-mast-and-crawford-seek-briefing-from-jensen-huang-on-ties-to-chinese-intelligence-asset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cThe issue of PRC infiltration and access to cutting-edge U.S. technology is core to the investigative work of our three committees this Congress. It is vital that Congress determines the extent to which U.S. national security has been placed at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-october-29-2026-jensen-huang-publicly-revealed-to-have-developed-close-relationship-with-suspected-chinese-spy\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"October_29_2026_Jensen_Huang_publicly_revealed_to_have_developed_%E2%80%98close_relationship_with_suspected_Chinese_spy\"><\/span>October 29, 2026: Jensen Huang publicly revealed to have developed \u2018close relationship\u2019 with suspected Chinese spy <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials had been investigating Alice Huang and Megaspeed for more than a year when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/29\/us\/politics\/nvidia-china-jensen-huang-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the New York Times<\/a> broke the story in late October that the two executives also had a close relationship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Nvidia spokesperson denied that this relationship was something out of the ordinary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJensen\u2019s interactions with Ms. Huang are not unusual or unexpected. Meetings with customers are part of a CEO\u2019s job; Jensen talks with thousands of customer executives every year,\u201d Nvidia spokesperson John Rizzo said. He added that \u201cif the U.S. government believes that any person is a threat to American industry, it would let us know.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spring-2026-a-secret-memo-circulates-in-the-trump-administration-about-nvidia-ceo-s-alleged-relationship-with-chinese-spy\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spring_2026_A_secret_memo_circulates_in_the_Trump_administration_about_Nvidia_CEOs_alleged_relationship_with_Chinese_spy\"><\/span>Spring 2026: A secret memo circulates in the Trump administration about Nvidia CEO\u2019s alleged relationship with Chinese spy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials circulated a secret memo among policymakers that warned that Megaspeed\u2019s Alice Huang, who had a relationship with Jensen Huang, was a spy for China\u2019s Ministry of State Security. This memo was not public knowledge until it was later <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/11\/06\/us\/politics\/chinese-spy-agency-nvidia-jensen-huang.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reported<\/a> by the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State Marco Rubio <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/11\/08\/us\/politics\/rubio-nvidia-ceo-chinese-spy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">supervised<\/a> the drafting of the memo.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-late-2025-president-trump-briefed-on-u-s-surveillance-of-alice-huang-and-her-relationship-to-nvidia-ceo-but-does-not-take-action\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Late_2025_President_Trump_briefed_on_US_surveillance_of_Alice_Huang_and_her_relationship_to_Nvidia_CEO_but_does_not_take_action\"><\/span>Late 2025: President Trump briefed on U.S. surveillance of Alice Huang and her relationship to Nvidia CEO but does not take action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around the same time, per the New York Times\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/29\/us\/politics\/nvidia-china-jensen-huang-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">report<\/a>, U.S. President Donald Trump was briefed about intelligence findings that possible Chinese spy Alice Huang had formed a close relationship with Jensen Huang. Trump did not act on this information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nvidia CEO, an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/11\/19\/technology\/trump-nvidia-jensen-huang.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ally of Trump<\/a>, has repeatedly advocated for the U.S. government to let Nvidia expand its business in China.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-october-2025-u-s-and-singapore-each-investigate-megaspeed-over-possible-chinese-export-violations\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"October_2025_US_and_Singapore_each_investigate_Megaspeed_over_possible_Chinese_export_violations\"><\/span>October 2025: U.S. and Singapore each investigate Megaspeed over possible Chinese export violations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Megaspeed was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/10\/singapore-us-investigate-nvidia-client-megaspeed-export-controls-violation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">confirmed<\/a> to be under investigation by both the U.S. and Singaporean governments in October 2025. As a customer of Nvidia, Megaspeed was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/10\/09\/technology\/nvidia-chips-china-megaspeed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">suspected<\/a> of helping Chinese companies get around American embargoes on chip exports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Megaspeed, a neocloud that used Nvidia chips, had been renting computing power to Chinese internet giant Alibaba and other Chinese companies, the Times reported. A Commerce Department official who had visited Megaspeed\u2019s data center in Malaysia in 2024 had found a hoard of Nvidia equipment that was still packed in boxes and the concern was that this equipment was being directly shipped somewhere else, like China, rather than installed and sold as a cloud service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jensen Huang had been spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>izing with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang as early as 2024 in Taiwan, where the Nvidia CEO was born. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These investigations into Megaspeed highlighted concerns about the degree to which Nvidia is able to track its chip exports. At the time, an Nvidia spokesperson told press that the company did not have \u201cany reason to believe products had been diverted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNVIDIA visited multiple Megaspeed sites yet again earlier this week and confirmed what we previously observed \u2014 Megaspeed is running a small commercial cloud, like many other companies throughout the world, as allowed by U.S. export control rules,\u201d the Nvidia spokesperson <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/10\/singapore-us-investigate-nvidia-client-megaspeed-export-controls-violation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a> at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. 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