China's View on the Nvidia Scandal: Dinners and Drinks - What's the Damage?

Chinese state media have launched a counteroffensive against US reports alleging Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a Chinese woman suspected of espionage, dismissing the claims as fabricated without evidence. Beijing denies any involvement and accuses American outlets of constructing a false narrative. The Global Times, a state tabloid, questioned the timing of the allegations, suggesting they may serve US political interests ahead of Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping at the APEC summit. Chinese experts characterized the accusations as "McCarthyist" tactics aimed at undermining competitors through national security claims rather than market competition. Taiwanese and Hong Kong media noted the public evidence amounts to dinner photographs that cannot prove intelligence transmission, while some Chinese internet users speculated the operation may have been an American counterintelligence trap. Analysts suggest Alice Huang could have accessed sensitive information about Nvidia's chip supply and US AI export policies.