A joke was made about the surname Huang in the report on the Jen-Sun Huang spying incident, and the Asian Journalists Association sanctioned it as inappropriate.

CEO of NvidiaJen-Hsun Huang (Jensen Huang) recently admitted to extramarital affairs, and Huida’s board of directors has launched an investigation because he may be the target of foreign intelligence activities. The incident received widespread media coverage, but some British and American media used the surname Huang’s homonymy in their headlines, which was criticized.Asian The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) criticized that such word games could reinforce ethnic stereotypes and cast undue doubt on the Asian community as a whole.

AAJA issued a statement on the 11th, naming the British “Economist” (The Economist) and the American “New York Post” (New York Post), calling on news organizations to use judicious words when reporting on incidents related to China and national security so as to avoid using Asian surnames as punchlines.

“The Economist” published Huang Renxun’s participation on the 9thdetective The controversial report used “Two Huangs don’t make a right” as a subtitle, with the “wrong” in the English proverb “Two wrongs don’t make a right” (two wrongs don’t make a right) changed to the English pinyin of Huang’s surname “Huangs”, using the same pronunciation to create a sentence.

The same day, the New York Post used “Huang Huang Bang Bang” as its front page headline, using the English pinyin of “Huang”, the same surname as Jen-Hsun Huang and the woman involved, with the words rhyming to create a textual effect. Among these, “bang” in English also means having sex.

The AAJA noted that play on words may seem innocuous on the surface, but in news stories involving espionage and national security, the use of common Asian nicknames as a joke may lead readers to associate Asian identity with questionable behavior, illegal activities or dual loyalty.

The association said the news media have a responsibility to report national security concerns and hold those responsible accountable, but not at the expense of perpetuating racial stereotypes or casting doubt on entire ethnic communities.

AAJA also reminds journalists that they should clearly distinguish between the Chinese government, Chinese citizens, and Asian Americans when reporting. The three should not be confused, and political loyalty should not be inferred based on personal background or place of birth.

According to US media reports, US intelligence officials suspect that the woman with whom Jen-Hsun Huang had an extramarital affair is Chinese citizen Alice Huang. Alice Huang is involved in Chinese intelligence activities. He once worked for Singapore technology company MegaSpeed, which is also a customer of Huida Chip. China’s Foreign Ministry denied the spying allegations, saying they lacked any factual basis.

HUIDA’s board of directors has announced an independent investigation. The board also said there is currently no reason to believe that US national security or HUIDA’s trade secrets have been compromised. Huang Jensen expressed support for the investigation and will continue to serve as CEO.

The AAJA said it would directly contact the editorial directors of The Economist and the New York Post to discuss the wording of the relevant reports. It also called on the public to send news headlines, text and images involving ethnic stereotypes to the association’s Media Oversight Committee email address (email protected).