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US President Donald Trump said “Nvidia” CEO Jensen Huang told him he had no idea that a woman he had an affair with was allegedly a Chinese spy, according to the BBC.
Trump said he spoke with Huang on Monday after reports that the United States believed the CEO had been targeted in a Chinese espionage campaign.
“I asked him that question, ‘Did you have any idea she was a spy?’ He said, ‘I had no idea she was a spy,’ and I really believe him,” Trump told reporters.
Trump said the FBI was also investigating the affair but did not provide details about the inquiry or say when it began.
China’s foreign ministry rejected claims that Huang was targeted, calling the allegations “entirely groundless, speculative and intended to smear and malign China”.
“Nvidia” said it had commissioned an independent investigation into the affair involving Alice Huang, who is alleged to be a Chinese spy. The company said it had no reason to believe its secrets or national security had been compromised.
US intelligence officials believe Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, was a spy for Beijing, The New York Times reported.
