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Nvidia: Alice Huang travelled to Taiwan with Hong Kong passport

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Taiwan’s immigration agency confirmed that Alice Huang, the Chinese executive suspected of spying for Beijing over her relationship with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang, travelled to Taiwan with a Hong Kong passport. Jensen Huang acknowledged the affair on Sunday, according to TelQuel.

Alice Huang, a Chinese national at the centre of spying suspicions linked to the head of Nvidia, used a Hong Kong passport to travel to Taiwan, the island’s immigration agency confirmed on Wednesday, reports TelQuel.

The trip comes as Jensen Huang, the Taiwanese-American co-founder of Nvidia, acknowledged an affair with Alice Huang on Sunday, according to TelQuel.

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