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China says US ‘fabricating’ Nvidia spy claims to justify tech ‘blockade’

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In short

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning rejected claims that former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang acted as an operative, asserting China's tech growth stems from domestic innovation. Meanwhile, an internal company probe into an extramarital affair involving Jensen Huang has destabilized Nvidia, which currently lacks a succession strategy. The friction arrives just before President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at an APEC summit to discuss easing trade barriers.

Key points

  • The leadership crisis leaves the $4.2 trillion semiconductor giant Nvidia operating witho…: The leadership crisis leaves the $4.2 trillion semiconductor giant Nvidia operating without a designated succession plan.
  • Megaspeed emphasized that it remains dedicated to complying with United States export reg…: Megaspeed emphasized that it remains dedicated to complying with United States export regulations and working transparently with officials.
  • The spy allegations risk disrupting an existing agreement between President Trump and Pre…: The spy allegations risk disrupting an existing agreement between President Trump and President Xi Jinping to reduce tariffs and export curbs.

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Nvidia CEO is under investigation for an affair with a woman whom US intelligence believes to be a Chinese spy.

China has urged the United States to stop “fabricating so-called spy narratives and using them as a pretext for imposing a technological blockade”, amid national security concerns that emerged over an affair involving Nvidia’s CEO.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the comments at a press briefing on Thursday when asked about allegations that the woman with whom Nvidia’s Jensen Huang had a relationship was a Chinese spy.

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