Taiwanese Media Release Photos and Videos of the Two
Dined Together and Left Together During Last Year’s Taiwan Visit
Footage has been released showing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang engaging in intimate physical contact with Alice Huang (Chinese name: Huang Le), a former senior executive at Singaporean data center company Megaspeed who has been identified as his alleged affair partner. Alice Huang is suspected of having gathered semiconductor-related information while working as an informant for China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). In an internal memo sent to employees, Huang admitted that he had been unfaithful to his wife and apologized.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with Alice Huang during his visit to Taiwan last year. TVBS, a Taiwanese media outlet.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gives Alice Huang a kiss on the cheek during a visit to Taiwan last year. TVBS, a Taiwanese media outlet.
According to Taiwanese media outlets including TVBS on November 7 local time, CEO Jensen Huang held a business dinner at Sanliusifu, a restaurant he regularly visits in Taipei, during a trip to Taiwan in May last year. Alice Huang was also present, and TVBS released photos and videos showing the two posing together and interacting closely at the restaurant.
They Dine Together at Restaurant… Seen Acting Affectionately
TVBS reported, “When CEO Huang visited Taiwan last year, the two appeared very close. They were seen dining together at Sanliusifu, a restaurant CEO Huang frequents, and appearing to pose for a photo with her arm around his waist. After the photo was taken, Alice Huang also kissed CEO Huang on the cheek.”
After their meal, the two left the restaurant with their bodyguards. While CEO Huang turned around to greet a customer, Alice Huang got into a vehicle first. Huang then got into the same vehicle, and they left together.
A Chinese national identified as Elise Huang, a senior executive at Megaspeed who was close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, has been accused of gathering information for the Chinese government. Screenshot from NetThunder’s LinkedIn page · Yonhap News
Chinese Spy Allegations… U.S. Intelligence Agencies Take Notice
On October 29, The New York Times (NYT) reported, citing U.S. government intelligence officials, that they believe Alice Huang, a Chinese government spy, had developed a close relationship with CEO Huang and had been leaking information to China.
According to some Chinese sources, Alice Huang previously worked as a broadcast journalist in China and was employed by several major Chinese banks. She also worked at HSG Capital, an investment firm that funds semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) companies.
U.S. intelligence agencies suspect that she was recruited as an informant by China’s key intelligence agency, the Ministry of State Security. They believe China used her to gather information on advanced semiconductors and AI, while also seeking to influence CEO Huang to have Nvidia supply China with cutting-edge semiconductors.
The Financial Times (FT) later reported that an intelligence memo prepared by the U.S. government earlier this year said CEO Huang and Alice Huang had been romantically involved.
CEO Huang Admits to Affair in Internal Memo… Apologizes to Family
Previously, CEO Huang had said that his relationship with Alice Huang involved nothing more than routine business interactions. Nvidia also said Alice Huang was one of many executives at client companies, adding that CEO Huang meets with thousands of senior executives from client companies every year.
However, in an email to employees on November 8, CEO Huang admitted that he had been unfaithful to his wife. In the memo, he wrote, “I was not faithful to my wife. My actions hurt my wife and children, and there is no excuse for them,” adding, “I deeply regret it and will work to regain the trust of my family, employees, and shareholders.”
Nvidia’s board of directors has decided to launch an independent investigation in response to recent reports that CEO Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence agency. In an official statement, the board said an independent committee of directors, advised by an outside independent counsel, would oversee the investigation.
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The board said it had no reason to believe that national security or Nvidia’s confidential information had been compromised, but that it would review all relevant information. CEO Huang has said he will cooperate with the investigation.
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