FT reports: U.S. intelligence memo says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with an alleged Chinese spy
According to a report by the Financial Times citing informed sources, the U.S. government believes that Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with a woman recruited by Chinese intelligence agencies. U.S. officials wrote a memo earlier this year based on U.S. intelligence, saying that Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive and a Singapore-based client.
The U.S. intelligence community believes that Alice Huang was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security as a spy. The memo was shared with a small group of senior U.S. government officials shortly before Trump traveled to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping. Nvidia had previously conducted an internal investigation into the related allegations and assessed that it found no evidence of wrongdoing.
The report came the day after House Republican lawmakers requested a closed-door briefing from Jensen Huang regarding a New York Times report that said U.S. intelligence believed he was the target of a Chinese espionage operation. China had previously called the related espionage allegations “baseless speculation.” Nvidia said Huang’s interactions with Alice Huang were routine business contacts.
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Title: US believes Nvidia’s Huang had romantic relationship with alleged Chinese spy Publisher: Financial Times Date: 2026-11-06 URL: https://www.ft.com/content/a55a2a22-4479-4f93-a445-6147a5c6d790 Nature of source: media report (citing informed sources) Verification status: This reading of FT and related NYT reports was confirmed; verification date 2026-11-06 Supporting content: supports all memo content in the body, relationship description, and responses from all parties
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According to a report by the Financial Times citing informed sources, the U.S. government believes that Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with a woman recruited by Chinese intelligence agencies. The memo said that Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive, and the U.S. intelligence community believes that she was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security as a spy.
On the intelligence and business side, the memo was shared with a small group of senior officials shortly before Trump traveled to Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping. Nvidia had previously conducted an internal investigation and assessed that it found no evidence of wrongdoing. House Republican lawmakers have requested a closed-door briefing from Huang regarding the New York Times report. China called the related allegations “baseless speculation,” and Nvidia said the interaction between the two was routine business contact. Megaspeed has been under U.S. scrutiny for allegedly helping Chinese companies bypass U.S. export controls to obtain advanced Nvidia chips.
Compared with the New York Times’ earlier report of a “close relationship,” FT further describes it as a “romantic relationship.” The similarity is that both are based on U.S. intelligence monitoring of Alice Huang; the key difference is that FT explicitly uses the wording “romantic relationship,” while the NYT used “close relationship.” Both reports say Huang may not have been aware.
For Nvidia, the company’s internal investigation found no wrongdoing, but Huang will face a congressional briefing. For the U.S. government, the memo was shared with senior officials before the U.S.-China summit. For the market, the report involves Nvidia and the sensitive area of Chinese chip export controls, but there is currently no formal accusation or enforcement action.
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FT reported that U.S. intelligence memo said Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with alleged Chinese spy Alice Huang.
The U.S. intelligence community believes that Alice Huang was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security, and the memo was shared before the U.S.-China summit.
Nvidia’s internal investigation found no wrongdoing, and China called the related allegations “baseless speculation.”