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The New York Times reported that Singaporean MegaSpeed executive Huang Le was suspected of being a Chinese intelligence agent who was close to Huang Jen-hsun and involved in the suspicious flow of Nvidia chips into China. At present all the parties have denied any wrongdoing.
CEO of Nvidia (also known as Nvidia)Jen-Hsun Huang recently joineddetective Doubt. The New York Times reported on October 29 that Alice Huang, a Chinese senior executive at Singapore data center company MegaSpeed, who has close business ties to Huang, had been identified by US intelligence officials as a Chinese intelligence agent who was suspected of collecting information for Beijing, and may even have assisted in transferring Nvidia’s advanced AI chips to China.
This incident not only involves Huang Renxun’s personal interactions, but also affects US AI chip export control, intelligence security, and US-China technology competition. As the Wall Street Journal further revealed that Singapore and Taiwan authorities had also investigated Huang Le, US President Trump had already received relevant briefings, but failed to take immediate action, increasing the political and diplomatic complexity of the incident.
The New York Times exclusively reported on October 29 that US intelligence agencies had long monitored Huang Le, a senior executive at Singapore-based data center operator MegaSpeed, and determined that she was a Chinese intelligence agent delivering messages to Beijing.
The US investigation focuses on two things:
● Contact with Zhen-hsun Huang: Through electronic surveillance, intelligence agents discovered that Huang Le maintained close contact with Zhen-hsun Huang, and even learned about the two people’s repeated encounters in public places and private gatherings.
● Obtaining chips and industry information: US authorities suspect Huang Le helped China avoid export restrictions and obtain Nvidia’s advanced AI chips. He can also collect information about Nvidia and the US AI industry by contacting Jen-Hsun Huang.
The report reported that through intelligence monitoring and identity declassification processes, the United States confirmed that the person who came into contact with US citizen Huang Le was Huang Renxun. Because Huang Renxun has significant influence over the US AI industry and government policies, this relationship has aroused high vigilance in Washington.
However, public reports have not yet provided evidence that Huang Renxun provided classified information to China, and the identity of Huang Le accused by the US cannot be directly regarded as a judicially confirmed fact.
