Reports say US agencies saw Megaspeed executive as Chinese asset close to Jensen Huang
US intelligence agencies reportedly believed a Megaspeed executive close to Jensen Huang passed commercial information to Beijing; Nvidia denies anything unusual.
What you need to know
US intelligence agencies reportedly surveilled a Megaspeed executive, Alice Huang, for about a year and concluded she was a Chinese intelligence asset who passed commercial information to Beijing while developing a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, the New York Times reported. Nvidia said the interactions were ordinary customer meetings.
- The New York Times reported that US intelligence agencies surveilled Alice Huang, also named Huang Le, for about a year.
- Officials concluded she was a Chinese intelligence asset passing commercial information to Beijing, per the report.
- Alice Huang was a top executive at Singapore-based AI cloud firm Megaspeed, which was investigated in 2025 over alleged chip diversion to China.
- Nvidia said Jensen Huang's interactions with her were ordinary customer meetings and involved no trade secrets or national security information.
What was reported
US intelligence agencies believed a top executive at Singapore-based AI cloud firm Megaspeed was acting as a Chinese intelligence asset and passing commercial information to Beijing, according to a New York Times report cited by TechCrunch and The Guardian. The executive, Alice Huang or Huang Le, was reportedly surveilled for about a year.
According to the report, officials grew concerned that Alice Huang had developed a close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during business dinners in the Singapore region, potentially gathering information about Nvidia's plans and the CEO's efforts to persuade the Trump administration to allow more advanced technology shipments to China. The report said White House officials were alarmed by her access to Jensen Huang, citing his close partnership with President Donald Trump.
Nvidia's response and Megaspeed scrutiny
An Nvidia spokesperson told TechCrunch that Jensen Huang's relationship with the Megaspeed executive was the same as with any other regional customer. The spokesperson said meetings with customers are part of a chief executive's job and that regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information, not sensitive Nvidia trade secrets, and zero information relevant to national security.
In 2025, the New York Times reported that the Commerce Department had investigated Megaspeed over concerns it was helping Chinese companies sidestep AI chip export regulations by reselling restricted chips. Alice Huang was described as a top executive at the firm at that time. The Trump administration has imposed restrictions on exports of advanced AI chips to China on national security grounds.
Did Nvidia confirm the reported intelligence findings?
No. Nvidia did not confirm the reported intelligence findings. A spokesperson said Jensen Huang's interactions with the Megaspeed executive were ordinary customer meetings and that customers receive no trade secrets or national security information.
Sources & context
- US investigated Chinese spy plot aimed at Nvidia CEO ↗TechCrunch
- Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by an alleged Chinese spy ↗The Guardian
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