Nvidia denies report that its CEO was allegedly targeted in Chinese spy plot – WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather

Nvidia denies report that its CEO was allegedly targeted in Chinese spy plot – WEIS | Local & Area News, Sports, & Weather

By ABC Audio
Publication Date: 2026-11-02 15:20:00

President Donald Trump is joined by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the White House on Sept. 29, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Nvidia, a top chipmaker, is denying a report that its CEO, Jensen Huang, was allegedly targeted in a Chinese spy plot.

According to a New York Times report published Thursday, U.S. intelligence officials allegedly determined that a top executive at a Singapore-based data center company who developed a “close relationship” with Huang was funneling information to Chinese officials in Beijing.

The executive was identified by the Times as Alice Huang, who was pictured together with the Nvidia CEO in 2024.

Nvidia denied the report in a statement to ABC News, saying Jensen Huang “talks with thousands of customer executives every year.”

“Jensen’s interactions with Ms. Huang are not unusual or unexpected,” the statement read. “Meetings with customers are part of a CEO’s job.”

A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry also denied the report.

“The reports are baseless and purely slanderous smears against China,” spokesperson Guo Jiakun said Friday at his daily press briefing.

Neither Alice Huang nor her employer, Megaspeed International, responded to ABC News’ request for comment.

According to the Times, President Donald Trump was briefed on U.S. intelligence officials’ findings but did not take any action.

The White House has not yet responded to ABC News’ request for comment.

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