# Spy probe into Megaspeed executive puts Nvidia's China ties in focus

> US intelligence reportedly surveilled a Megaspeed executive as a possible Chinese spy.

*Anonymous sources say US intelligence watched a Megaspeed executive for a year, and Nvidia says her contact with Jensen Huang was not unusual.*

By Bez · InsidersFeed
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A Singapore AI cloud firm already accused of illegally selling Nvidia chips to China now faces a more serious claim, and it centres on its top executive. The New York Times reports that US intelligence agencies suspected her of being a Chinese spy, with ties to Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang. TechCrunch relayed the story on 29 October.

According to the NYT, US intelligence agencies reportedly surveilled Alice Huang, also called Huang Le, for about a year to learn about her ties to China. Anonymous sources told the paper she could have been a Chinese spy and had grown close to Jensen Huang. They said she may have gathered information on Nvidia's plans and on his efforts to persuade the Trump administration to allow more advanced chip shipments to China. The NYT article includes photographs of her at business dinners with Jensen Huang in the Singapore region.

The claim follows an earlier report. On 9 October 2025, the NYT reported that the Commerce Department had investigated Megaspeed for allegedly helping Chinese companies evade AI chip export rules by reselling restricted chips. Huang was reportedly a top executive at the company at the time. [TechCrunch's account of the new report](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/29/u-s-investigated-chinese-spy-plot-aimed-at-nvidia-ceo/) cites the NYT as its source.

Nvidia has pushed back on the picture the report paints. In an emailed statement, a spokesperson said Jensen Huang's interactions with Alice Huang are not unusual or unexpected. The company said its regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information. It said that information is not sensitive trade secrets and has nothing relevant to national security.

The report names no charges and cites no official government statement. The spy allegation rests entirely on anonymous sources and has not been confirmed. The surveillance details, as the NYT reports them, are also unconfirmed.

## The Insider view

Megaspeed carries the heaviest exposure. It is already the subject of a 2025 export-evasion investigation, and a spy allegation linked to Nvidia's chief executive raises the stakes for any chip supply relationship it depends on. Nvidia has its own position to defend. Its regional cloud customers and its lobbying for larger China chip shipments both sit inside the frame of this report.

Watch whether US authorities confirm the spy allegation or bring any charges, and whether the 2025 Commerce Department investigation leads to action against Megaspeed. Until then, the story rests on anonymous sourcing.

## Key takeaways

- Megaspeed faces a spy allegation on top of a 2025 Commerce Department investigation.
- Anonymous sources say US intelligence watched the executive for about a year.
- Nvidia says its regional cloud customers receive only ordinary business information.

## Sources

- [U.S. investigated Chinese spy plot aimed at Nvidia CEO](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/29/u-s-investigated-chinese-spy-plot-aimed-at-nvidia-ceo/) — TechCrunch, 2026-10-29