Nvidia CEO's resignation linked to alleged honey trap in US-China tech rivalry

Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, resigned on November 12, 2026, amid allegations of an extramarital affair with a Singapore-based executive suspected of ties to Chinese intelligence, raising national security concerns. The woman, Alice Huang, previously worked at Megaspeed, a cloud computing firm scrutinized by Washington for allegedly supplying restricted AI chips to China. Jensen Huang admitted the relationship, and a second alleged affair with another company executive prompted his resignation to the board. The allegations have drawn comparisons to the "honey trap," a tactic rooted in ancient Chinese strategy known as "Meiren Ji" or the "Beauty Strategy." While Nvidia denies any leaked secrets and Beijing rejects the claims, the case highlights the ongoing US-China tech rivalry over advanced AI chips.