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After Jen-Hsun Huang admitted to an extramarital affair, Huida launched an investigation; The report also alleged that the woman was suspected to be a person associated with Chinese intelligence. The incident also affected US-China chip competition and corporate governance risks.
The New York Times reported that NvidiaHuida (also known as Nvidia) CEOJen-Hsun Huang On the 8th, he admitted to having an extramarital affair with Huang Le, a woman suspected of spying for China. Huida’s board of directors has launched an investigation, and he could be fired if it is found to have violated the company’s code of conduct. How did the two meet and why were they seen together on stage many times? If Trump already knew this, why did he not take action? The timeline of the correspondence, from Huang Le’s background to the follow-up investigation, you can understand the whole incident at once.
Huang Jen-hsun confessed to cheating on her in a letter to his employees on the 8th, but did not mention the woman’s name. According to the New York Times, the woman is Alice Huang, a Chinese national and former MegaSpeed executive.
MegaSpeed leases the computing power provided by Huida chips to Chinese companies such as Alibaba. US authorities suspect that MegaSpeed helps smuggle controlled chips into China. The Chinese Embassy described the allegations as a defamation campaign.
The New York Times reported that US intelligence agencies conducted electronic surveillance on Huang Le for at least a year and determined that he had a close relationship with Huang Renxun and had passed information to Beijing. A confidential memo from a senior US government official states that she has been recruited by China’s Ministry of National Security, and that her tasks include gathering information about Huang Jen-hsun and how she could influence Huida to pressure the company to supply the most advanced chips to China.
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In June 2024, during the Taipei International Computer Show, Huang Le gathered with senior technology industry executives at a bar in Taipei. The New York Times quoted attendees as saying that she claimed she was able to find Huang, and soon he arrived wearing his signature black leather jacket and drinking whiskey with everyone.
In 2025, Huang Le reportedly helped MegaSpeed purchase GPUs worth approximately US$2 billion from Huida.
In May 2025, Huang Renxun visited Taiwan again, and Huang also appeared at a business dinner at Le Sanliu Restaurant. Taiwanese media photographed the two talking side by side and Huang Le kissing Huang Renxun on the cheek. When Huang Renxun was interviewed after the meal, Huang Le was also standing behind him.
In the spring of 2026, US Secretary of State Rubio supervised the drafting of a highly confidential memorandum detailing intelligence that Huang Le had been captured by the Chinese Ministry of State Security and that Huang Renxun had been targeted. The memo was distributed to relevant senior security officials shortly before Trump’s visit to China in May.
On October 29, 2026, The New York Times revealed for the first time that the US intelligence agency determined that Huang Le, who was closely related to Huang Renxun, had passed intelligence information to Beijing. Both Huida and Huang Renxun said at the time that the exchange between the two parties was normal customer interaction.
On 7 November, the Financial Times further revealed that US intelligence believed the two had a close relationship. The US House of Representatives also sent a letter requesting Huang to participate in a closed briefing on November 18.
On November 8, Huang Renxun issued an internal letter admitting the extramarital affair and apologizing. Huida’s board of directors announced an investigation the same day and said there was no reason to believe that national security or company secrets were compromised. Huang Renxun was re-elected as CEO during the investigation.
