Drinks, Deals and Espionage: How did the Chinese spy break into Nvidia? Full story

The world's largest chip maker Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair has caused a stir across the US. The woman with whom Jensen Huang had an extramarital affair has been suspected of being a Chinese spy.

'megaspeed'

It is not yet clear when and how Alice Huang and Jensen Huang first met. However, according to some media reports, the two were seen sitting next to each other in a bar in Taipei in June 2024. There they were having drinks with officials of 'Gigabyte' and 'NetThunder'. According to the report of 'The New York Times', during the same time, Alice Huang's company 'Megaspeed' made a deal to buy cutting-edge AI microchips worth several billion dollars.

In May 2025, Alice Huang was seen standing behind the CEO of Nvidia while talking to reporters outside a restaurant in Taipei. After this, these deals between 'Megaspeed' and Nvidia were noticed by Washington (US government). The investigation by the US authorities revealed that the head of 'Megaspeed' was passing information to Beijing.

China Sent Alice Huang to Spy

AI spree, the Biden administration banned Nvidia's sale of high-end chips to China. But Donald Trump came to power, Nvidia's CEO protested the stringent rules on exporting chips to China.

Trump called Jensen honest

Nvidia's; US President Donald Trump spoke about the CEO's affair at his Halloween party. He described the situation as "very complicated" and said he hoped all would be well with Jensen Huang. Huang is a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Trump has described Huang as "smart" and "wonderful" and insisted that he should take him with him on his foreign trips.