Before Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One en route to Beijing, the president was reminded of intelligence showing that he was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy.
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, during President Trump’s state visit to Beijing in May. He was not included initially, but joined at the last minute at Mr. Trump’s invitation.
President Trump told reporters Monday that he believed Jensen Huang’s account and said he did not recall receiving a briefing warning him about Mr. Huang’s liaison.
Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, seen earlier this year. His relationship with a suspected spy for Beijing has rattled his company, the powerhouse chipmaker that is driving the data center boom powering the U.S. economy.
An illicit relationship between the C.E.O. and an alleged Chinese spy is putting the spotlight on a murky ecosystem of companies smuggling A.I. chips into China.
The secretary of state’s role in drafting a secret memo highlights how top officials were concerned by this past spring about Jensen Huang’s relationship with a woman tied to Chinese intelligence.
A memo circulated this past spring warning top Trump administration officials that Nvidia’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, was in a close relationship with a Chinese spy.
A memo that circulated among U.S. policymakers cited intelligence that Alice Huang, a Chinese executive who developed a relationship with Nvidia’s leader, was an asset of Beijing’s Ministry of State Security.
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