Quick answer: Alice Huang, whose Chinese name is reported as Huang Le (黄乐), is a Chinese citizen and businesswoman who was a senior executive at Megaspeed International, a Singapore-based data-center company and a major Nvidia customer. According to The New York Times, a memo circulated among Trump administration policymakers cited intelligence that she was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) to gather information on Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. These are allegations from people briefed on US intelligence. She has not been charged with a crime, and she has not publicly responded. She is not related to Jensen Huang. Read her RealNameOf bio · Name profile.
Her real name and identity
Reports identify her as both Alice Huang and Huang Le. "Alice" appears to be the English name she uses in business settings. AFP describes public details about her as "sparse," and much of her background comes from a single online profile that has not been independently verified (more on that below).
Despite sharing a surname with Nvidia's 63-year-old, Taiwanese-born chief executive, AFP and the Times both report the two are not related.
The spy allegations
The story broke in stages:
- Late October 2026: The New York Times reported that Jensen Huang was the target of a Chinese intelligence operation and that US agencies had conducted electronic surveillance of Alice Huang for at least a year. Outlets including the New York Post covered that reporting on October 29. The Times also reported that President Trump had been briefed on the relationship the previous year but chose not to act on it.
- November 6, 2026: The Times reported that a memo shared with top policymakers last spring cited intelligence that she was working for the MSS. According to people briefed on it, she was recruited to learn more about American AI chips and potentially influence Nvidia to push for its most advanced chips to be made available to China.
- November 8, 2026: CNBC reported that the Times said Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversaw the memo's creation. The State Department and White House didn't immediately comment.
The allegations rest on anonymous sourcing about classified intelligence. The Standard notes that "the alleged espionage links have not been independently established." The New York Post reports she "is not officially accused of wrongdoing." China's embassy spokesman Liu Chang called the Times reporting "unsubstantiated" and "nothing but smears against China."
The Times says Alice Huang did not respond to multiple attempts to reach her, and the Post says she could not be reached.
Her relationship with Jensen Huang
The Times reported that the two had a close relationship. The Post noted that the Times initially said it could not establish how close. That changed on November 8. According to CNBC, Jensen Huang disclosed in a memo to Nvidia staff that he had been intimate with her. AFP reports he told employees he was "deeply sorry" for being "unfaithful to my wife."
The pair have been seen together publicly. The Post published a 2024 photo it says shows them drinking whiskey at a Taipei bar in June 2024. AFP describes press livestreams from a 2025 dinner Jensen Huang hosted in Taipei during the Computex trade show, where a woman identified as Alice Huang was seen with him.
Nvidia has consistently played down the business side. A spokesman, John Rizzo, has said Jensen Huang's interactions with her were "not unusual" and consistent with meetings he has with any customer. Nvidia also says it does not share classified information with customers, and that customers don't ask it to lobby for changes to China chip policy.
On November 8, Nvidia's board announced an independent investigation into Jensen Huang's involvement with her. CNBC quotes the board as saying it has "no reason to believe that either national security or NVIDIA secrets were compromised," but will "examine all available information." Three Republican House committee chairs asked Jensen Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on November 18.
Megaspeed and the chips
Alice Huang's prominence comes from Megaspeed International. According to the Times, as cited by the Post, Megaspeed's Malaysian sister company bought at least $4.8 billion in Nvidia equipment between June 2024 and February 2026. The Times reports Megaspeed builds data centers in Southeast Asia and rents their computing power to Alibaba. The paper says that gives China a backdoor route to advanced Nvidia chips the US bars from being sold there directly.
Megaspeed's website calls the company "a core business partner of Nvidia's computing power cloud business in the Asia-Pacific region," according to AFP. AFP also found it was previously called 7Road International. The Post reports it began as the Singapore arm of 7Road, a Chinese online game company partly owned by Chinese central and local governments, and that a fund linked to Huang Le had invested in 7Road.
Regulators have looked at the company. The Post reports the US Commerce Department probed whether Megaspeed helped smuggle chips into China and passed its findings to the Justice Department this year. It also reports Singapore authorities questioned Huang Le in 2025 and released her without charge. In December 2025, Megaspeed said Bloomberg's reporting on its activities contained "misleading information and incorrect insinuations," according to AFP. The Times says Megaspeed hired outside lawyers to investigate.
The unverified TV-journalist résumé
Headlines have described Alice Huang as a former television journalist. That part of her story is unverified.
It comes from a profile on Simuwang, a Chinese private-fund database, for "Huang Le, fund manager," an executive director of Shanghai Hexi Investment Management. The profile lists:
- reporter at Hunan TV and CCTV, China's state broadcaster
- assistant to the president of HSBC's private-banking division
- vice president at CITIC Securities
- executive director and fund manager at Shanghai Hexi Investment
The Post reported that an unnamed Hunan TV executive said, "I have not heard of her," and that it found no profile for her on the websites of Hunan TV or CCTV. The Standard reports a Hunan TV representative said the broadcaster could not find a record of her employment. AFP says it could not verify the profile or who wrote it. HSBC and CITIC Securities declined to comment or didn't respond.
The link between the Simuwang fund manager and the Megaspeed executive is itself based on photo comparisons in media reports, not an official confirmation.
What's confirmed and what isn't
| Claim | Status |
|---|---|
| She is Alice Huang, also called Huang Le, a Megaspeed executive | Widely reported |
| Jensen Huang had a personal relationship with her | Acknowledged by him in a staff memo, per CNBC and AFP |
| She was recruited by China's MSS | Allegation from anonymous sources citing US intelligence |
| She passed Nvidia secrets to China | Not established; Nvidia's board says it has no reason to believe secrets were compromised |
| She worked as a TV reporter at Hunan TV and CCTV | Unverified; Hunan TV says it has no record of her |
| She has been charged with a crime | No |
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FAQ
Is Alice Huang related to Jensen Huang?
No. Both AFP and the Times report they are not related despite sharing a surname.
Has Alice Huang been charged with spying?
No. US officials' conclusions were reported through anonymous sources. She has not been charged, and Singapore authorities released her without charge after questioning in 2025, according to the Post.
What is Megaspeed?
Megaspeed International is a Singapore-based data-center company and Nvidia cloud partner. US authorities have reportedly investigated whether it helped route Nvidia chips to China. The company has disputed reporting that it was involved in illegal chip transfers.
What is Alice Huang's real name?
Reports identify her as Alice Huang and Huang Le (黄乐). See the RealNameOf bio for the name profile.