A top chipmaker’s CEO admitted to sleeping with the enemy — literally.
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, the world’s leading designer of artificial intelligence chips, has admitted to an affair with suspected Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spy Alice Huang.
“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,” Jensen Huang said in a statement to his company on Sunday.
Jensen Huang admitted to the affair days after The New York Times reported on the close relationship between him and Alice Huang, a Chinese national and executive of the Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed. NVIDIA initially denied there was anything unusual about their relationship.
While monitoring Alice Huang, intelligence officials discovered she developed a close relationship with the NVIDIA chief, who regularly meets with President Donald Trump to discuss AI developments and strategy. Jensen Huang has petitioned the president to allow NVIDIA to sell more advanced AI chips to China.
Roughly a year ago, officials briefed Trump on Alice Huang’s ties to China and her relationship to the NVIDIA CEO, but the White House did not provide Jensen Huang with a defense briefing. At the time, the White House did not believe Jensen knew Alice was gathering intelligence for China.
High-end NVIDIA chips are often deployed in data centers, where advanced AI models can train. If China were to use those chips to train models, it could build more advanced systems threatening American economic, political, and military security. A separate Times report found that NVIDIA chips have been used to assist the Chinese Communist Party in developing conventional and nuclear weapons.
“Regarding the national security concerns raised in news reports, NVIDIA’s Board of Directors has initiated an independent investigation. I support the investigation and will cooperate fully,” Jensen Huang added in his statement on Sunday. “I love our country and our company. I am committed to protecting NVIDIA and supporting America’s national security. I am proud and grateful to be an American.”
“To my colleagues at NVIDIA, including those I have worked alongside for decades, and to our board, partners, and shareholders around the world: you deserve better from me. Leading NVIDIA is the privilege of my life,” he added. “My responsibility is to serve you and be worthy of your trust. I have fallen short of that responsibility. I am fully committed to NVIDIA and will work to earn back your confidence. My family bears no responsibility for my choices. I do. Please give them privacy.”
After Jensen Huang admitted to the affair, Trump told reporters he does not regret how he handled the intelligence briefing on the suspected ties between Alice Huang and the CCP. Trump added that he believes Jensen is “an honorable guy” who has “done an amazing job for our country.” Several business leaders — including Elon Musk, Shaun Maguire, and Bill Ackman — have voiced support for Jensen Huang.
1) Jensen is one of the greatest entrepreneurs of this generation
2) he did something incredibly dumb
3) it was bad for America
4) but my guess is there was no bad intention
5) two mistakes don’t make a right, and I believe Jensen is irreplaceable for America’s AI leadership
— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) November 8, 2026
The House Select Committee on China has invited Jensen Huang to testify in a closed-door briefing on the company’s “security protocols against foreign adversary espionage” along with his relationship with Alice Huang.
Megaspeed buys NVIDIA chips, builds data centers, and then rents the computing power to Chinese companies to train their AI models. NVIDIA says it regularly checks its clients’ facilities to ensure they cooperate with U.S. export rules and do not funnel their chips to China.
Megaspeed is conducting an independent investigation into any connections between Alice Huang and the CCP, and a person familiar with Megaspeed told the Times that Alice Huang appears to be less active in the company following the intelligence investigation. A Singaporean investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing by Megaspeed.
Federal officials in the Biden administration began to suspect Megaspeed of circumventing U.S. export restrictions on NVIDIA chips being sent to China when an official visited a Malaysian Megaspeed facility, according to the Times. There, the official observed packages of NVIDIA chips that appeared ready for shipping rather than unboxed and used in the Malaysian facility.
Former President Joe Biden blocked the shipment of advanced NVIDIA chips to China in 2022, building on previous policies passed during Trump’s first term. The chips are indispensable in the modern economy, creating massive demand for the product, and some companies have circumvented U.S. restrictions, chasing massive profits by selling the chips to Chinese companies.
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