US intelligence suspects China's MSS used Jensen Huang's lover to get closer to Nvidia

TechnologyInternationalEl MundoNov 13, 2026, 7:13 PMAI summary

A US intelligence report claims that China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) recruited Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman who had an affair with Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, to obtain confidential information and influence his decisions. The stated strategic goal would be to ease China's access to Nvidia's most advanced AI chips, which are subject to Washington's export restrictions. The text reviews other cases of Chinese espionage and the public activity of the MSS, led by Chen Yixin.

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US intelligence suspects the MSS recruited Alice Huang to get close to Jensen Huang and obtain confidential information.
The stated goal was to influence his decisions and ease China's access to Nvidia's most advanced AI chips.
The MSS, founded in 1983 and led by Chen Yixin, combines foreign espionage, counterintelligence and cyber operations.

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US intelligence suspects China's MSS used Jensen Huang's lover to get closer to Nvidia

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