Alice Huang accused of assisting Nvidia chip shipments to China

Nvidia faces deepening scrutiny after CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair, with sources saying that Huang's alleged mistress Alice Huang had helped move more than seven billion US dollars' worth of Nvidia chip shipments to China.

US President Donald Trump was accused by congressional Democrats of failing to take action despite having been notified twice about Jensen Huang's relationship with the alleged spy.

A report from technology publication The Information indicated Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's close relationship with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, who was accused of being a spy, facilitated 7.5 billion US dollars' worth of Nvidia chip shipments to China.

The report further said Alice Huang, her husband and other family members built a network of companies across the mainland and Singapore including Century Litong, a company linked to Megaspeed International, to acquire Nvidia chips.

Huang also used her ties with Nvidia to secure the move of some 240,000 H100 and H200 chips to China after US export restrictions were stalled.

Reuters earlier reported Nvidia's board already hired ex-Acting US attorney Joon H. Kim to conduct an internal probe into Huang's cheating scandal, with the board noting that it has no reasons to believe US national security or the company's secrets were compromised.

This as the New York Times reported on Tuesday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had briefed US President Donald Trump back in May this year about US intelligence indicating Huang was involved in an intimate relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer condemned Trump for a serious dereliction of duty and demanded answers from the administration, further urging Congress to implement measures restricting US chip exports.

Huang's cheating scandal resulted in Nvidia heading for a 470-billion US dollar wipeout after experiencing a two-day decline.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated that the alleged "Chinese spy" theory is just another attempt to smear China's image.