The US company Nvidia launched an independent investigation after reports of a possible relationship between its CEO Jensen Huang and Chinese businesswoman Alisa Huang, who is considered by US intelligence to be a spy for Beijing. The BBC writes about it.
The woman works for the Singaporean Mega Speed company, which specializes in data centers. Surveillance uncovered her correspondence with Huang, but it is currently unknown what information she passed on to China.
Nvidia said it saw no evidence of a leak of corporate secrets or a threat to US national security. Huang himself confirmed that he cheated on his wife, apologized to her and the children and promised to cooperate in the investigation. China dismissed the spying allegations as "baseless speculation".
In September, Huang accompanied Trump during his visit to Beijing. The purpose of the Nvidia CEO's visit was to negotiate the unblocking of the sale of the company's chips in the Chinese market.
Referring to the situation, Trump called Huang "a decent person", praised his contribution to the development of the American artificial intelligence industry and said that he did not discuss the espionage allegations with him.