NYT Reports U.S. Intelligence Found Megaspeed Executive Passed Intelligence to Beijing
Summary
A New York Times report says U.S. intelligence found Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive, allegedly passed intelligence to Beijing while keeping close ties to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang; Trump was briefed about a year ago. Megaspeed, which bought at least $4.8B in Nvidia gear via a sister firm, says outside counsel is investigating. China calls the claims groundless.
Key Points
- U.S. officials did not believe Jensen Huang knew of Alice Huang's alleged role, and he never received a defensive briefing, per the report.
- Nvidia says Jensen Huang's meetings with Alice Huang were routine and gave "zero information relevant to national security."
- Officials worry Alice Huang could offer Beijing insight into Trump's views on chip sales to China and into Nvidia itself.