FBI investigating Nvidia boss's affair with alleged Chinese spy
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
The FBI is investigating the relationship between Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, a Chinese executive alleged to be a spy for Beijing, US President Donald Trump said on Monday. "I asked him that question: 'Did you have any idea she was a spy?' He said: 'I had no idea' and I really believe him," he reported to journalists.
The president was speaking after talks with Jensen Huang during the day, the day after revelations that the United States believed the Nvidia chief had been targeted by a Chinese espionage campaign. Trump did not specify the timing or scope of the FBI investigation.
Nvidia, which commissioned an independent investigation into the affair, said it had no reason to believe the company's secrets or national security had been compromised. Beijing for its part rejected the accusations, with the Chinese foreign ministry calling them "entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China".
The affair comes after the first revelations about the alleged espionage on 8 November, then the implication of Alice Huang and Trump's defence of the Nvidia chief the day before. It also sent Nvidia shares plunging on the stock market. Summary: Donald Trump said the FBI was investigating the affair between Nvidia boss Jensen Huang and a woman described by US intelligence as a Chinese spy. Nvidia, which commissioned an independent investigation, says its secrets were not compromised, while Beijing calls the accusations "groundless", according to MyJoyOnline.
