Taiwan: “We are cooperating with the U.S. to investigate suspicions that Jensen Huang’s affair partner was a ‘Chinese spy’”

It has been reported that Taiwan is cooperating with the United States to investigate a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy due to the affair of former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

According to Taiwanese media such as Yonhap Newspaper and Free Times on the 13th, Taiwan's Executive Yuan confirmed at a press conference the previous day that a cooperative investigation between Taiwan and the United States is underway regarding the case related to Alice Huang, who is suspected of being a Chinese spy.

The Executive Yuan also explained Alice Hwang's number of visits to Taiwan, when she first and last entered the country, whether she accompanied former CEO Hwang when she visited Taiwan, and the cancellation of her commercial visa.

However, the Ministry of Home Affairs Immigration Office (Immigration Office) did not provide a detailed explanation as to whether Alice Huang's identity was identified during her first entry into the country, whether she was suspected of a crime, or whether Jensen Huang would be investigated during her future visits to Taiwan.

Li Huizhi, a spokesperson for the Executive Yuan, said, "There is currently no additional information that can be provided as a multinational cooperative investigation is underway regarding the investigation process for whether or not there are criminal charges in individual cases related to Alice Huang. If she is involved in a crime, there will be no additional explanation in accordance with the principle of a closed investigation."

Next, regarding measures to block espionage activities in Taiwan using Chinese people's Hong Kong visas or commercial visas, he explained, "National security ministries are conducting screening through a joint screening mechanism and entry screening based on relevant information."

The Immigration Department of the Ministry of the Interior said it was fully aware of the circumstances surrounding Alice Huang's visit to Taiwan in cooperation with national security ministries and said, "We have already canceled Alice Huang's entry permit and are controlling her visit to Taiwan."

He added that when a person with a specific status visits Taiwan, there is a screening mechanism such as pre-screening, inspection during the stay, and post-processing.

Previously, Taiwanese Immigration Office chief Lin Hong-en revealed on the 11th that he had been aware of all relevant immigration records from the time Alice Huang entered the country using a Hong Kong passport.

However, Chief Lin did not mention Alice Huang's status at the time she applied to visit Taiwan, the exact number of visits, and the length of stay.