Nvidia Chief Jensen Huang Is Reportedly Targeted by Chinese Spy, Reports Say
The New York Times reported that a Chinese businesswoman with a close relationship to Jensen Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing, and The Guardian relayed the report.
According to The New York Times, United States intelligence agencies believe that Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, has been targeted by a Chinese spy. The Times reported that a Chinese businesswoman who had a close relationship with Huang was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing.
The Times also reported that President Trump was briefed on the matter and took no action. The Times report is credited to Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Ana Swanson, Paul Mozur, Tripp Mickle and others, and it can be read in full at The New York Times report on Nvidia's chief executive and a suspected Chinese spy plot.
The Guardian, citing the same New York Times report, said that Huang was reported to have had a close relationship with a technology company executive suspected of passing intelligence to China. The Guardian identified that executive as Alice Huang or Huang Le, and said the person is of no relation to the Nvidia chief executive. Its summary ends before naming the company where she works, so that detail could not be confirmed from the material available. The Guardian report, written by Johana Bhuiyan, is available at The Guardian report on the Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by a Chinese spy.
The two accounts differ in their wording. The Times said the businesswoman was found to be passing intelligence to Beijing, while The Guardian said the executive is suspected of doing so. The Times headline describes Huang as seen as a target of the plot, and The Guardian said that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Huang has been targeted by a Chinese spy who had done business with him.
Neither summary states whether charges have been filed, what information was passed, or how the finding was reached. Neither summary includes a statement from Nvidia, the White House, or Chinese officials, and neither says whether such a comment was requested. The Times summary says only that Trump took no action after being briefed, and the portion of The Guardian summary available does not address that point.
Sources: The New York Times: Nvidia Chief, Jensen Huang, Is Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot; The Guardian: Nvidia CEO reportedly targeted by Chinese spy.