China forcefully denied allegations on Monday that it orchestrated an espionage operation targeting Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang, characterizing the reports as a malicious smear campaign against Beijing.
“The so-called Chinese spy narrative is purely a groundless accusation, slander, and a smear,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated during a regular press briefing in Beijing.
The rebuttal follows Nvidia’s announcement of an independent investigation into reports that Huang had been the “target of a foreign intelligence effort.”
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks at the annual Consumer Electronics Show on January 6, 2026. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The New York Times previously reported that U.S. intelligence officials determined Huang had developed a close relationship with Alice Huang, a Chinese business executive at the Singapore-based firm Megaspeed whom U.S. authorities suspect of gathering intelligence for Beijing. The two are not related.
In a letter to Nvidia employees on Sunday, Huang acknowledged an extramarital affair without identifying the other party involved. He pledged full cooperation with the board’s investigation and reiterated his commitment to U.S. national security.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the G20 Innovation Ministerial on Sept. 2, 2026, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Beijing has pushed back against the broader narrative, with state media suggesting the allegations are designed to damage U.S.-China relations.
“Whenever China-US relations begin to improve, there are often those firing shots from the shadows,” the state-owned Global Times wrote in an editorial.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2026. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Nvidia’s board has stated it has “no reason to believe” that national security or company secrets were compromised.
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