Alice Huang's indirect stake in Huawei-linked data centre draws scrutiny

Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman linked to former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, had indirect ownership in a Chinese data centre supplying computing services to Huawei, Nvidia's major rival, according to a CNBC investigation. The connection was traced through Shanghai Hexi, an investment firm where Huang became co-owner in 2016. Hexi acquired a 27 percent stake in data-centre developer Century Longteng, which held 50.1 percent of Shenzhen Yifeng Technology, whose key customer was Huawei Cloud. CNBC found no confirmation the facility acquired Nvidia chips. The findings come amid scrutiny of Huang's business ties following reports of her relationship with Jensen Huang, who left Nvidia on November 12. US authorities restrict advanced chip exports to China, and Nvidia identified Huawei as a competitor in 2024.