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US President Donald Trump was briefed aboard Air Force One in May about intelligence suggesting that “Nvidia” CEO Jensen Huang had ties to a suspected Chinese spy, contradicting his claim that he knew nothing about the relationship during his visit to Beijing, The New York Times reported.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave Trump the briefing as he travelled to China, shortly before Huang joined the presidential delegation at Trump’s invitation, the newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Anadolu Agency reported the account.
It was reportedly the second time in seven months that Trump had received intelligence about Huang’s relationship with Alice Huang, whom US officials suspected of working for China’s Ministry of State Security. She is not related to the “Nvidia” CEO.
China has rejected the allegation. “The so-called Chinese spy allegation is groundless. It is nothing but a smear against China,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters in Beijing on Monday.
Asked on Monday whether he knew about the relationship during his China trip, Trump said: “No, I didn’t hear about it then.” He defended Huang, describing him as “a very honorable man.”
According to Taiwan Times, Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, entered Taiwan on a Hong Kong passport. The dates of her individual entries were not disclosed.
She was photographed with Jensen Huang at a technology industry gathering in Taipei in June 2024 and attended a dinner hosted by him during the Computex exhibition in May 2025.
Taiwan began monitoring her visits in 2024 at Washington’s request, amid suspicions about substantial purchases of advanced “Nvidia” chips by Megaspeed, a Singapore-linked company associated with her.
Taiwanese Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang said security agencies were “actively investigating” the alleged espionage case.
Trump said Huang would not accompany him on his next visit to China.
