Alice Huang, the alleged Chinese spy who was having an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, was banned from Singapore over her company’s shady dealings, authorities revealed.
Singapore investigated Huang over her role at Megaspeed — a China-linked, Singapore-based AI data center company that has bought billions in chips from Nvidia.
Megaspeed has been accused of funneling advanced chips to mainland China in violation of US prohibitions — claims the company denies.
Alice Huang, pictured with Nvidia boss Jensen Huang in a photo reportedly from her WeChat account, rose from a factory-town school in Hunan to the top of the chip world. Obtained by NY Post
Singapore Police Force announced that it found insufficient evidence to prosecute the former Megaspeed executive, who was a Hong Kong resident at the time, the Singapore’s Home Affairs Ministry revealed Thursday.
However, she was given a stern warning for lying to the Singapore Police Force, with authorities finding she provided inaccurate information to minimize her role at Megaspeed during the investigation.
Authorities returned her passport on Feb. 26 after the investigation had concluded and barred her from re-entering the country and she left the same day.
The ministry said Alice was not investigated for espionage.
On Wednesday it was revealed Taiwan had also banned the former executive from entering Taiwan.
The island’s immigration agency revealed she had previously entered using a Hong Kong passport.
Taiwan’s Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang said Alice Huang “did indeed enter the country, but she is currently overseas,” as per AFP.
Alice Huang posted photos to her personal WeChat account, which were later shared within Chinese online communities. Obtained by NY Post
“If we had known she was a spy, we certainly would not have let her enter Taiwan,” Shyh-fang said.
“We will review our procedures, specifically our pre-screening, interim spot checks and interviews, and post-visit measures,” she continued.
“As far as we understand, this Ms Huang has had her permit revoked, meaning it is impossible for her to enter Taiwan again.”
Here’s the latest on the Nvidia CEO’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy:
Last week, Jensen admitted that he had cheated on his longtime wife with the Chinese executive.
US intelligence agencies concluded that Alice was secretly funneling information to China’s spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), according to a months-old secret memo from the State Department.
The Silicon Valley firm announced Thursday that Jensen, 63, was resigning as chief executive, president and a member of the board, effective immediately.
It followed reports that the board held emergency meetings late Wednesday after news that he allegedly had a second extramarital affair.
