Chinese foreign ministry spokespersons Mao Ning and Guo Jiakun dismissed the espionage claims linking Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a suspected operative as unsubstantiated smears. The tensions escalated after U.S. intelligence reports raised suspicions regarding Huang's connection to Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, prompting Nvidia's board to launch an independent investigation. In a message to company employees, Huang admitted to marital infidelity and pledged full cooperation with the inquiry, while Nvidia confirmed it found no evidence that trade secrets were compromised.
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Beijing accused the United States of inventing espionage stories purely to impose restric…: Beijing accused the United States of inventing espionage stories purely to impose restrictive technological blockades against Chinese interests.
Nvidia reported having no reason to believe that any proprietary trade secrets or sensiti…: Nvidia reported having no reason to believe that any proprietary trade secrets or sensitive national security data were compromised.
Chinese officials expressed a continued willingness to work with Washington to carry out…: Chinese officials expressed a continued willingness to work with Washington to carry out existing bilateral agreements between the two nations' leaders.
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China hit back at US over allegations linking an alleged Chinese spy to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, accusing Washington of fabricating a spying narrative to justify imposing a technological blockade.
“China urges the US to stop fabricating so-called spy narratives and using them as a pretext for imposing a technological blockade,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular briefing on Thursday, as quoted by Reuters.
She added that China's scientific and technological progress was driven by independent innovation and open cooperation. Beijing was also willing to work with Washington to implement the consensus reached by the two countries' leaders, she added.
The latest remarks come amid growing scrutiny of Nvidia and its chief executive Jensen Huang after reports linked him to Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman suspected by US intelligence officials of working for Beijing. The allegations have not been independently verified by Reuters.
Meanwhile, Nvidia's board has launched an independent investigation into whether Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence operation. The CEO admitted in a message to employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife,…
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