China rejects spy claims against Nvidia chief, blames U.S.
Beijing says the allegation is being used to justify long-running U.S. export curbs on chips to China.
China rejected allegations that suspected espionage involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was linked to Beijing’s intelligence operations, accusing the United States of using the issue as a pretext to tighten its technology blockade. Mao Ning, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman in Beijing, said China’s technology progress rests on independent innovation and open cooperation, not espionage. The statement came after The New York Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies suspected Alice Huang, a former Megaspeed executive in Singapore, was recruited by the Ministry of State Security to gather information from Jensen Huang. Nvidia said it would conduct an independent investigation, while its board has not concluded that any company secrets or national security information were leaked.