The relationship between Jensen Huang and Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang reportedly allowed intermediary firms to route advanced H100 and H200 processors past trade controls. Over three years, an affiliated corporate network secured an estimated $7.5 billion in hardware, using personal photos with the executive to demonstrate influence over product distribution. While Nvidia cut off shipments to Singapore-based Megaspeed in June 2025, allied firms like Shanghai Century Litong had already achieved preferred partner status to supply computing power to major Chinese tech firms. Nvidia's board has commissioned an external legal inquiry into the matter, even as Huang prepares to address lawma…
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U.S. officials concluded an operative recruited by China's Ministry of State Security lev…: U.S. officials concluded an operative recruited by China's Ministry of State Security leveraged executive access to bypass chip export curbs.
Corporate partners actively displayed photographs featuring the chief executive to convin…: Corporate partners actively displayed photographs featuring the chief executive to convince commercial clients of their priority access to hardware.
Congressional committee leaders have summoned the chief executive for a classified briefi…: Congressional committee leaders have summoned the chief executive for a classified briefing despite former presidential statements accepting his lack of awareness.
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Alice Huang, the Chinese businesswoman Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted to having an affair with, regularly posted photos of herself with him on WeChat. She also showed other pictures to customers as proof of her direct line to Nvidia’s boss. She even claimed Jensen would often celebrate her birthday with dinner and gifts, people familiar with her told The Information.
That access, the report says, paid off. US officials have concluded that Huang was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security, and she allegedly helped move around 240,000 banned Nvidia chips into China, mostly H100 and H200 GPUs. A network of companies tied to her is estimated to have secured about $7.5 billion worth of Nvidia AI hardware during the three years she was in Jensen’s circle.
Alice Huang used her photos with Jensen Huang as proof she could get Nvidia chips
According to The Information, Huang often pointed to her closeness with Nvidia and its suppliers as the reason she could always get AI chips. When shipments were delayed or stuck, she would allegedly step in and get…
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