Nvidia affair: Alice Huang, the Chinese woman suspected of espionage went to Taiwan with a Hong Kong passport

Chinese Alice Huang, accused of having worked for Beijing by having an affair with the boss of Nvidia, used a Hong Kong passport to travel to Taiwan, the island's immigration agency confirmed on Wednesday.

Co-founder of the AI ​​chip giant, American-Taiwanese Jensen Huang admitted on Sunday to an affair with Alice Huang (no relation), former Chinese executive of a Singapore-based data center company, Megaspeed. She is suspected by American intelligence of working for Beijing, which has strongly denied this.

Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, was filmed with Jensen Huang during a dinner in Taipei in May 2025, on the sidelines of a tech fair.

“Our agencies are aware of all her entry and exit records,” said the director general of the National Immigration Agency, Lin Horng, on Wednesday, confirming information according to which the person concerned had used a Hong Kong passport to enter the territory.

Ban on returning to Taiwan

It is generally easier to enter Taiwan with a Hong Kong passport than with a mainland Chinese passport, whose holders must apply for special permission.

These measures are partly explained by the complex relations between China and Taiwan, which Beijing considers as one of its provinces and does not rule out using force to take control.

Taiwanese Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang also confirmed on Wednesday that Ms. Huang had “effectively entered the country”, stressing that “she is currently abroad”, without specifying dates.

“If we had known that she was a spy, we certainly would not have let her enter Taiwan,” she assured Parliament.

Since then, “Ms. Huang has had her license revoked, which means that it is impossible for her to return to Taiwan,” said the minister.

Ms Liu stressed that the government would “review” immigration procedures, “especially our pre-checks, spot checks and interviews”, as well as exit procedures.

Nvidia's board of directors announced on Sunday the opening of an independent investigation into this matter.