Just a few days ago, you said "go to jail"? Trump supports Huang Renxun: If he visits Asia, he will take him with him!
Quick Look
- Huida CEO Huang Renxun admitted to having an extramarital affair with Huang Le, a former CCTV reporter and current Megaspeed executive.
- Huang Le is under investigation by the United States for allegedly smuggling AI chips to China.
- Although Trump has hinted that the AI industry leader is involved in the case, he has recently publicly supported Huang as an upright person.
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Why It Matters
Huang Le was a reporter at CCTV and an executive at Megaspeed, an important customer of Huida in Southeast Asia. The U.S. government is investigating whether Megaspeed was involved in illegally transferring Huida’s high-end AI chips to China.
Huida CEO Jen-Hsun Huang admitted to having an extramarital affair with female spy Alice Huang, causing global public outcry. As the federal government's national security agencies intervened in the investigation, U.S. President Trump jumped in to help defend the case, saying he believed Huang was an "upright man."
Huang Le, who had an extramarital affair with Jen-Hsun Huang, was a reporter for China's state-run media CCTV. He also worked for many large banks in China and later served as a senior executive at Singapore data center company Megaspeed. Megaspeed is one of Huida's largest customers in Southeast Asia. The U.S. government suspected that Megaspeed had "smuggled Huida's high-end AI chips to China." It launched an investigation into Huang Le more than a year ago and discovered her relationship with Huang Renxun.
Multiple US media revealed that Huang Le was also suspected of spying on Huang Renxun in an attempt to persuade him to lobby the US government to relax restrictions on Chinese chips. There are also reports that before Trump led many entrepreneurs, including Huang and Musk, to visit China in May, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio drafted a highly confidential memorandum to warn senior Trump administration officials that Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese spy.
Even after the news that Jen-Hsun Huang admitted to cheating on all employees of the company was exposed, Trump accepted the CBS veteran news program "60 Minutes" last Friday (6th) Minutes) interview, he publicly warned, "Someone in the AI field has done bad things. Get ready to go to jail! Go back and kiss your wife and children goodbye!" This speech was also retold and sparked discussion. At that time, the host asked who he was talking about. Trump suggested that this person was a big boss in the AI industry and had "completely changed the layout of the AI field." Many people thought he was talking about Jen-Hsun Huang.
However, Trump publicly defended Huang Renxun on the evening of the 9th, Taiwan time, praising Huang Renxun as an "upright man" who has made outstanding contributions to the United States. Although Trump admitted that he has not talked with Huang Renxun personally about the relevant accusations, he believes that Huang Renxun should have a corresponding statement and explanation for this. Trump also said that if there is a trip to Asia next week, he is still willing to take Huang Jen-Hsun with him.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The U.S. government will expand compliance reviews of Huida’s supply chain.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Is Jen-Hsun Huang indeed involved in leaking confidential information?
- What is the progress of the U.S. national security agency's investigation into Huang Le?







