(Deutsche Welle Chinese website) "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" commented that the extramarital affair involving Nvidia President Huang Jensen is extremely politically sensitive. Because according to the US intelligence agency, the woman he had an affair with was suspected of spying for the Chinese government. This comment titled "Huang Jen-Hsun - National Level Controversy" reads:
"Jensen Huang was originally one of the most successful CEOs in the technology industry, but this scandal has caused tremendous pressure on him. His future has been put into question, and even whether he can continue to run Nvidia has been questioned. Shareholders were nervous, and Nvidia's stock price fell by nearly 5% before the market opened. In the field of artificial intelligence chips, Nvidia dominates the field, with a market value of more than 4.5 trillion, and is also one of the most valuable companies in the world.
The spy mystery has also put U.S. President Trump in an awkward position. In the high-tech field of the United States, Huang Jen-Hsun is regarded as Trump's most trustworthy ally. Huang previously lobbied Trump to lift export restrictions and allow Nvidia to sell artificial intelligence chips to China. Later, Trump approved Nvidia’s export of older versions of its chips to China. However, due to Chinese restrictions, Nvidia’s business scale in China is not large. Huang is also one of the most influential figures in the White House when it comes to regulating artificial intelligence. Both he and Trump advocate looser controls.
Until recently, Trump expressed support for Huang. On Sunday, Trump called the Nvidia leader a "decent young man" and said that as far as he knew, Huang had done nothing wrong and should remain at the helm of Nvidia. Trump also said that when he visits China next week, he will still take Huang Renxun with him. "
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung commented that there are reports that President Trump received a warning from the intelligence agency about Huang Renxun’s close relationship with Chinese female spies about a year ago, but did not take any action. If the relevant reports are true, then the political meaning of this sexy news will be very different:
"After the incident was exposed, a series of previous statements by the head of Nvidia also took on a different meaning. Huang Renxun has always advocated the supply of high-end chips to China. The reason he gave for this is that otherwise China will quickly catch up with the United States in the field of semiconductor technology. In the past few years, he has traveled to China frequently, and like Apple President Cook, he also likes to appear in public, such as tasting traditional Chinese snacks, or taking off his iconic leather jacket and putting on a Chinese coat.
Affected by the sanctions, Nvidia's high-end chips are strictly prohibited from being exported to China. But Nvidia has been downplaying concerns about whether these chips will flow into China via Singapore. For a long period of time, NVIDIA's turnover in Singapore has been surprisingly high, once even exceeding one-fifth of the company's total turnover. "
"The rise and fall of the global artificial intelligence industry cannot be pinned on one person."
"Neue Zurich Zeitung" commented that investors have responded to the "Huang Renxun incident" in their own way. So, should Nvidia also consider the issue of Huang Renxun's successor?
"The reaction of the stock market is enough to show that Huang Renxun is by no means a company president in the ordinary sense, but a leader in the entire artificial intelligence industry. In terms of training and running large language models, the performance of NVIDIA chips far exceeds that of other competitors. In addition, NVIDIA is also an investor in many companies in the field of artificial intelligence It can be said that without NVIDIA, there would be no prosperity in the field of artificial intelligence today. The rapid development of artificial intelligence has also pushed NVIDIA to the top of the technology industry. In today's world, the competition between China and the United States in the high-tech field is becoming increasingly fierce, and NVIDIA's products are the focus of the competition.
In this context, as the highest authority of NVIDIA and a close ally of the Trump administration, Huang Renxun has naturally become an important figure in the Sino-US strategic chess game. He himself knew this very well. Against this background, his actions surrounding this extramarital affair are even more incomprehensible. Unlike other high-tech company bosses, Huang does not hold a majority stake in his company, so in theory, the company's board of directors can remove him from his position. However, given that there is currently no suitable candidate, the company's management will try to avoid taking such an extreme step.
Because of this, the board of directors should take a long-term approach and establish a feasible succession mechanism for the company so that the 63-year-old Huang Renxun is no longer irreplaceable. After all, the rise and fall of the world's most important high-tech companies and even the global artificial intelligence industry cannot be pinned on one person. "
