Nvidia: Media report accuses Huang of having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy

Jen-Hsun Huang is one of the rock stars of the tech industry. He wears a dark leather jacket, is considered a close confidante of Donald Trump and the stock price of his company Nvidia has risen by more than 20,000 percent since 2016 - despite the sharp drop after the US midterm elections at the end of this week. The boom in artificial intelligence makes the US chip manufacturer one of the most valuable companies in the world.

However, some people are apparently more interested in the secret of success and the strategies of the tech boss. In any case, the Financial Times and the New York Times report unanimously that China is said to have hired a young agent who works as a manager in the tech industry to target the 63-year-old. According to the FT, it is assumed in Washington that Huang also had a romantic relationship with the alleged spy. Citing insiders, the newspaper refers to a corresponding US memo from the beginning of this year.

Together in a bar in Taiwan

In addition to the government in Beijing, the suspected spy is also said to work for Megaspeed – an Nvidia customer. The New York Times reported a few months ago that Megaspeed could also have purchased advanced AI chips for the Chinese market, whose delivery to the country was actually prohibited. This has not had any tangible consequences for either company, at least so far. China and the USA are engaged in a heated competition for technological supremacy. “Whoever wins in AI wins everything” – this sentence is part of US President Trump’s credo. According to both newspapers, information about the alleged spy was presented to Trump, according to the New York Times, in some cases as early as the end of 2025. However, he did not respond.

Meanwhile, images are circulating in numerous media and online services that are said to show Huang with the alleged agent. These also include recordings from an apparently more private context, for example from a bar in Taiwan. According to the Financial Times, Nvidia did not comment on Ba's claim that Huang had a romantic relationship with her. According to the media, there is now talk of a business relationship, and the company has also denied violating export rules in the past. However, in the past, Nvidia boss Huang is said to have personally advocated for the US President to relax the export of high-performance AI chips such as the "H200" to China.

Meanwhile, the chairmen of three key congressional committees – foreign policy, intelligence and China – have invited Huang to a meeting in mid-November. A meeting planned for last Friday between the US President and top managers from the tech industry was again postponed for a week without giving any reasons.