China reportedly recruited executive to gather intelligence on Jensen Huang

China’s Ministry of State Security reportedly recruited Megaspeed executive Alice Huang to gather information from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, according to a report cited in the article. The agency was said to be seeking details about American AI chips and possibly trying to influence Nvidia to make its most advanced chips available in China.

Megaspeed is an Nvidia customer. Alice Huang also reportedly has relationships with senior executives across the AI-chip industry, including leaders at Gigabyte. The report says her relationship with Jensen Huang is close, although the two are not related.

The alleged recruitment is newly reported after an earlier account described Jensen Huang as the target of a potential Chinese intelligence operation. US President Donald Trump, who is friendly with Jensen Huang, was briefed about the relationship last year but took no action, according to the article. Three House committees have asked Jensen Huang to attend a joint closed-door briefing about his interactions with Alice Huang.