Nvidia’s CEO, an alleged romance and a suspected Chinese spy: Congress wants answers

Congress is seeking answers about Nvidia’s defenses against espionage as Financial Times reporting describes an intelligence-based memo alleging a romantic relationship between CEO Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, an executive at Singapore-based Nvidia customer Megaspeed.FT excerpts shared by @AsiaLens on November 7 report that US intelligence believes Alice Huang was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security, citing people familiar with the matter.Three House committee chairs signed a November 4 letter requesting a joint, closed-door briefing on Huang’s interactions with Alice Huang and Nvidia’s safeguards against foreign espionage. Published on November 5, the request predates the FT excerpts.Nvidia has described the contacts as ordinary customer business and said it does not share classified information. The central security question is whether the alleged relationship provided access beyond ordinary customer contact.What the reported memo adds to Nvidia scrutinyThe FT excerpts shared by @AsiaLens say US officials wrote the memo earlier in 2026 using information obtained by American intelligence. People familiar with the memo said it alleged Huang had been romantically involv...