Chinese Spy Suspect Linked to Nvidia CEO May Have Diverted Chips via Malaysia
A Japanese news program has reported that Alice Huang, a Chinese woman linked romantically to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and suspected of espionage, may have facilitated the illegal transfer of cutting-edge semiconductors to China via Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. The investigation identified a Malaysian company operating from a quiet shopping mall as a key transit point. Alice Huang's firm, Megaspeed International, saw its assets surge from $75 in 2022 to roughly $3 billion by 2024 after she joined and gained Nvidia partner status. A former FBI agent stated the alleged honey trap pattern is unsurprising, noting that attractive women are commonly used to approach executives at US tech firms. Alice Huang reportedly worked as a Chinese state TV journalist before entering Shanghai's finance sector.