The China Global Times stood by Huang. We are not abandoning ours.
One woman, one novel, and a national security narrative that the American media concocted with more imagination than evidence. It was enough for one of the most influential leaders of American technology companies to find himself at the center of a "spies" scandal.
This is a rather complicated story, full of unexpected twists and intrigues, like in a Hollywood thriller. But so far the public has seen no convincing evidence to support the allegations. Key claims in media reports are largely based on anonymous sources.
Who are these anonymous sources? Where is the irrefutable, independently verifiable evidence? Why are these allegations coming to light now? And perhaps most importantly: who will benefit from this?
So far there are no clear answers to these questions. But one thing is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: Huang is not only dealing with a media scandal surrounding his personal life; He faced contradictions with a clear political tone.
Huang is a US citizen. The company he leads is a pillar of America's AI capabilities. However, he found himself at the center of a media scandal over alleged Chinese intelligence activity.
This raises a pressing question: When an American entrepreneur's business interests intersect with China, does he primarily represent the American entrepreneur or the ethnic Chinese who should be subject to further scrutiny?
Chinese threat.