New York Times: Rubio warns Jen-Hsun Huang about close ties to Chinese spies before Trump visits Beijing

(Central News Agency reporter Liao Hanyuan, Washington, 8th) The New York Times continued to report today that U.S. Secretary of State Rubio had provided a memo to senior officials before President Trump’s visit to Beijing in May regarding Huida CEO Jen-Hsun Huang’s close relationship with Chinese spies. Officials were concerned at the time that Huang might influence Trump's artificial intelligence policies.

The New York Times reported on the 6th that NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang met with Chinese and Singaporean data center company Megaspeed senior executive Alice. Alice Huang (also known as Huang Le, transliterated as Huang Le) is closely related. The woman surnamed Huang is a spy for the Ministry of State Security of China. The Financial Times reported that the two had dated, but Huida has repeatedly stated that their interactions were not unusual.

The New York Times followed up on the report on the 8th by quoting people who had been briefed on the matter. Marco Rubio drafted a highly confidential memo under his supervision this spring, warning senior government officials that Huang had a close relationship with a Chinese spy.

This document was written based on confidential information obtained by electronic surveillance Huang Nu. The woman surnamed Huang is a Chinese citizen who once served as a senior executive of a company headquartered in Singapore. The company purchased Huida's advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips and was investigated for allegedly illegally importing them into China.

U.S. officials concluded that the woman surnamed Huang is closely related to Huang Renxun. The two have the same surname but are not related. Huang Nu has been hired as a spy by the Ministry of State Security, China's top intelligence agency.

Earlier reports did not mention Rubio warning government officials about the incident. Huang is a key figure in the explosive growth of AI and remains influential to Donald Trump on AI matters. Rubio's involvement highlights the heightened concerns among senior officials about the relationship and its involvement in espionage.

Rubio’s memo was circulated among officials with high-level security clearances ahead of Trump’s visit to Beijing in May, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The report pointed out that Huang was initially not included in the list of important business and technology industry executives invited to accompany Trump on his trip. It is unclear whether his lack of invitation at that time was related to the memorandum. People familiar with the matter revealed that many people within the government are worried about the impact Huang will have on Trump’s policy of loosely regulating AI.

Spokespersons for the White House and State Department, as well as the woman surnamed Huang, did not respond to the report. (Editor: He Hongru) 1151109