What we know about Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang

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Alice Huang had a long career in Chinese finance before later emerging as an executive in the global race for artificial-intelligence chips. Known also as Huang Le, she was a top…

Alice Huang had a long career in Chinese finance before later emerging as an executive in the global race for artificial-intelligence chips.

Known also as Huang Le, she was a top executive of Megaspeed, a Singapore-based tech company that was an Nvidia business partner in the Asia-Pacific region. Her reported affair with Jensen Huang led in part to his resignation as Nvidia CEO on November 12.

Several news organizations, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, have reported that US and other government authorities had suspicions that Alice Huang was spying for Beijing. In the spring of 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw the drafting of a classified memo detailing intelligence indicating that China's Ministry of State Security had recruited Huang to target Nvidia's CEO, the New York Times said.

Reuters has not been able to verify any of the allegations made in the New York Times, along with other media reports, about Huang's suspected spying for China.

Beijing has denied Alice Huang is a spy. Reuters attempts to reach Alice Huang have been unsuccessful. Jensen Huang and Alice Huang are not related.

The New York Times reported on November 10 that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had briefed President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One en ​route to China in May about US intelligence indicating Jensen Huang was involved with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.

The briefing marked at least the second time in seven months that Trump had been told about the intelligence, the Times ​reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Reuters was not able to confirm these warnings to Trump.

President Trump said on November 9 that the FBI was looking into the spying allegations. He said Jensen Huang told him he had no idea of the spying allegations, and also said he did not need to act on intelligence when he was briefed.

US Attorney General Todd Blanche said on November 12 that the Department of Justice had not yet reached a conclusion as to whether…

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