Public records show almost nothing about Alice Huang (also known as Huang Le) before March 2023. That month, the Chinese national became managing director of a Singapore company newly renamed Megaspeed International, an entity with roots in Chinese mobile gaming that would go on to purchase billions of dollars of NVIDIA chips. Within a year she was photographed with NVIDIA’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, at events in Taipei.
US officials later assessed that China’s Ministry of State Security had recruited her, according to people briefed on the intelligence. No charges have been filed and the claims remain unproven.
Is Alice Huang a Spy?
Public information about Alice Huang remains limited outside a short window of corporate activity and a handful of photographs. She is a Chinese citizen who is not related to Jensen Huang despite the shared surname.
A profile on the Chinese private-fund database Simuwang identifies a Huang Le as an executive director and fund manager at Shanghai Hexi Investment Management and lists roughly four years as a reporter at Hunan TV and CCTV, followed by roles as an assistant to the president of HSBC’s private banking division and a vice president at CITIC Securities. The New York Post reported that a Hunan TV executive said he had never heard of her, and neither HSBC nor CITIC has publicly confirmed the positions. Several other reports have noted that parts of the biography could not be independently verified. She has also not responded to requests for comment from multiple outlets.
How She Entered the NVIDIA Supply Chain
Singapore corporate filings provide the clearest documented stretch of her career. Megaspeed International was incorporated in 2015 as 7Road International, the Singapore arm of the Chinese online gaming company 7Road.
On or around March 7, 2023 the company changed its name to Megaspeed and Alice Huang, listed as a Chinese national, was appointed director and managing director. Ownership transferred at the same time to Huang Le Limited, a British Virgin Islands entity.
By November 10, 2023 she and another director had resigned; ownership had passed to a newly incorporated Singapore company called Swiftdata. She continued to be associated publicly with the firm as a senior executive.
A Malaysian sister company later purchased at least $4.8 billion worth of advanced AI equipment containing NVIDIA chips between June 2024 and February 2026, according to trade records. NVIDIA has said earlier diversion allegations involving the regional cloud were investigated and debunked.
The Relationship and the Intelligence Allegations
Photographs and videos from industry events show Alice Huang and Jensen Huang together in Taipei. A LinkedIn post from 2024 captures them at a bar with other technology executives during Computex.
Footage from a May 2025 dinner at a Chinese restaurant in the same city shows her near him as he speaks with journalists. The two later leave the venue in the same car.
US intelligence agencies placed her under electronic surveillance and, according to people briefed on the matter, concluded she was a Chinese intelligence asset. A classified memo said China’s Ministry of State Security had recruited her to learn about American AI chips and potentially influence NVIDIA’s approach to selling advanced processors in China.
Officials used a process known as unmasking to identify Jensen Huang in communications with her. President Trump was reportedly briefed on the matter. Beijing has rejected the allegations as groundless. No public charges have been filed against her.
What Has Jensen Huang and NVIDIA Said?
In late October, after the first New York Times report, an NVIDIA spokesperson said Jensen Huang’s interactions with her were “not unusual or unexpected” and that he talks with thousands of customer executives every year.
Huang himself told Bloomberg the relationship and interactions “have been related to Megaspeed, and it was all completely normal and not unusual.” He added that she no longer worked at the company.
On November 8 he sent a memo to NVIDIA employees. The full text writes: “I owe my family and all of you an apology. I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”
He took full responsibility, said he would cooperate with the board’s investigation, and affirmed his commitment to the company and to US national security. NVIDIA’s board stated it was initiating an independent investigation “in light of recent reporting that founder and CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort.” The board said it had no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised and expressed confidence in his leadership.
What to Look for Next
The board’s independent investigation, overseen by outside counsel, is the immediate next step. Lawmakers have also sought a closed-door briefing with Jensen Huang. Any movement in the Justice Department’s review of Megaspeed, further statements from NVIDIA or Huang, or additional public records on the company’s ownership and chip deployments would clarify the picture. Alice Huang’s current whereabouts and any response from her remain unknown
Author: Grace Sharp
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This article draws on public corporate filings, photographs and video from industry events, and reporting by major outlets. Allegations that Alice Huang was recruited by Chinese intelligence remain unproven. No charges have been filed against her. Beijing has rejected the claims. The distinction between verified public records and unproven intelligence assessments is set out above.
