Insider exposed! Information about Jen-Hsun Huang's extramarital affair intercepted, U.S. officials rarely request "name disclosure"

According to the US media CNN, communications intercepted by the US intelligence community in the spring revealed that an American was having an extramarital affair with Huang Le, a Chinese businesswoman and senior executive of Megaspeed, who was suspected of illegally transferring sensitive technology to China. After reviewing the intelligence, US officials made a rare request to reveal the true identity of the American. It turned out to be Huang, the recently retired CEO of Huida. Secretary of State Rubio immediately wrote a memorandum and provided it to a handful of senior US officials.

According to CNN, sources familiar with the matter told CNN that the intelligence agency initially concealed Huang's true identity in the report. This is standard operating procedure for US intelligence agencies because intelligence personnel may intercept communications of Americans while monitoring foreign targets and must protect their privacy. But after U.S. officials reviewed the original intelligence, they demanded the information be released.

The report mentioned that U.S. intelligence agencies usually do not easily disclose the true identities of American people in intelligence reports, so the way this time was handled also shows that U.S. officials attach great importance to this information. According to people familiar with the matter, Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser, then wrote a confidential memo, compiled relevant intelligence and provided it to a very small number of senior government officials. This memo was not specifically written to US President Trump, but Trump has received relevant intelligence briefings many times.

According to general procedures, if the identities of Americans in intelligence reports are to be revealed, a request must be made by a senior official, which must be formally reviewed and approved before proceeding. Even if the identity has been confirmed, the relevant information is still strictly confidential and only a few officials can access it. Multiple people familiar with the matter said Rubio hoped that U.S. government officials would know in advance the relationship between him and Huang Le when they contacted Huang at the time.

The report pointed out that Rubio personally explained the intelligence to Trump on Air Force One in May this year. At that time, Trump was traveling to Alaska, where Huang Renxun was joining Trump's delegation preparing to go to China. A person familiar with Trump's reaction said that Trump seemed to be more concerned about the accusation of Huang Renxun's extramarital affair at the time, believing it to be Huang Renxun's personal embarrassing private matter. Trump was also worried that the investigation results might impact the U.S. economy, because investment in the AI ​​industry has become an important driving force to support the U.S. economy.

Several people familiar with the matter who have read Rubio's memo said that considering that the relevant intelligence may involve U.S. national security, it is reasonable and prudent for officials who are in contact with Huang on behalf of the U.S. government to understand the situation in advance.