US intelligence officials are not convinced that Alice Huang, the Chinese businesswoman linked to former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, was working as a spy for Beijing, despite allegations that have become central to the controversy surrounding his departure from the company.
Several sources familiar with the intelligence assessment told CNN that information collected so far does not establish that Alice Huang was acting on behalf of the Chinese government.
Some officials at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reportedly consider the description of her as a spy exaggerated. CIA officials have also questioned whether intercepted communications demonstrate that she knowingly provided information to China.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday that authorities had not reached any conclusions about her identity or activities.
President Donald Trump also said he was unaware whether investigators had established that she was a spy.
FBI Continues Investigation Into Alice Huang
Despite the lack of conclusive evidence, some Trump administration officials remain suspicious of Alice Huang and consider her a potential counterintelligence threat because of her reported access to Jensen Huang and, through him, senior US political circles.
The FBI has reportedly been investigating the matter for at least a year.
Investigators are examining her transition from working as a journalist for Chinese state television to becoming a businesswoman with substantial purchasing power in the technology industry.
Her Singapore-based company, Megaspeed, is a major purchaser of Nvidia chips and has been under US investigation since 2024 over suspicions that restricted semiconductor products were being diverted to China.
However, the available intelligence has not established that Alice Huang knowingly participated in espionage for Beijing.
Jensen Huang’s Nvidia Departure Faces New Questions
The latest reporting has raised questions about Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia, which followed reports linking him to Alice Huang and allegations that she had connections to Chinese intelligence.
The Kobeissi Letter described the separation as potentially premature and called for a comprehensive investigation into the allegations.
The controversy comes as Washington continues to tighten restrictions on China’s access to advanced artificial intelligence hardware.
US authorities have repeatedly raised concerns about Nvidia chips and AI servers being illegally diverted to China, making the allegations particularly sensitive for the American technology industry.
For now, intelligence officials have not publicly established that Alice Huang was a Chinese intelligence operative, leaving major questions surrounding the case unresolved.
