Trump-Xi Shenzhen summit overshadowed by Nvidia spy scandal

sydsvenskan.se (Swedish) —

President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping will meet next week in Shenzhen amid a major espionage scandal involving Nvidia's former CEO, Jensen Huang, who resigned Thursday after admitting an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. Huang publicly acknowledged an affair with Alice Huang, a Singapore-based tech executive whom the FBI has investigated for over two years for allegedly stealing Nvidia trade secrets for China and smuggling AI chips to bypass U.S. export restrictions. Trump faces criticism for ignoring warnings about the relationship, including briefings from the FBI and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The scandal has intensified the U.S.-China AI rivalry, with congressional leaders demanding stricter chip export controls. Trump has defended Huang as "a man of honor," while Beijing categorically denies all espionage allegations.


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