US media revealed: Huang Renxun’s affair partner contributed to nearly 250 billion yuan of Huida chip shipments to China
"The Information" revealed that Huang Le used his relationship with Huang Renxun to facilitate the flow of AI chips worth US$7.5 billion to China
Quick Look
- According to "The Information", Huang Le, the affair partner of Huida CEO Huang Renxun, was accused of using his connections to facilitate the illegal flow of AI chips worth US$7.5 billion into China.
- Huang Le was a former executive of Megaspeed, a Singaporean customer of Huida.
- The company is currently under investigation for suspected chip smuggling.
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Why It Matters
U.S. export control regulations prohibit Chinese companies from owning data centers equipped with Huida's advanced GPUs. Megaspeed, a Huida customer, is currently under investigation by multiple jurisdictions for suspected chip smuggling.
In May 2025, Huang Renxun (left) visited Taiwan again, and Huang Le (right) also appeared at a business meal at Sanliu Restaurant. (Picture taken from @CollinRugg’s photo at X)
[Compiled by Wei Guojin/Taipei Report] Reuters reported that "The Information" quoted two people familiar with the matter on the 10th and revealed that Huida CEO Huang Renxun, who is accused of being a Chinese spy, had an affair with Huang Le, which prompted Huida to ship at least US$7.5 billion (approximately NT$247 billion) worth of artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China.
Huida did not immediately respond to Reuters' inquiries, and Reuters was unable to verify the report by The Information.
The Financial Times also previously reported that Huang Le had used access to Huida's advanced graphics processing unit (GPU) capabilities to promote a data center project to Chinese investors. She also boasted of her business relationship with Chinese technology giant Alibaba.
Two investors who had heard about the plan said that early last year, Huang Le and his business partner Kang Wei (transliteration) planned to seek millions of dollars in investment to build a data center in Southeast Asia. They focused on “getting a GPU without any problems” and mentioned that Alibaba is also a customer of the project.
According to U.S. export control regulations, it is legal for Chinese companies to rent data center computing power overseas, but it is illegal to own data centers equipped with Huida's advanced GPUs.
The report pointed out that U.S. officials wrote a memo this year based on information provided by intelligence agencies, stating that Huang had an extramarital affair with Huang Le, who was a senior executive of Megaspeed, a customer of Huida in Singapore. The company is currently under investigation in multiple jurisdictions for alleged chip smuggling.
Open Questions
- What is Huida’s official response to this accusation?
- Has the U.S. government launched a formal investigation into this case?
