Trump says US is examining report involving Nvidia CEO

President Donald Trump said the United States is closely examining a report alleging that a Chinese executive with ties to a Singapore-based data centre company passed information to Beijing after interacting with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang. Trump voiced support for Huang but said he did not know the specifics of the reported matter. The New York Times reported that US intelligence officials had concluded the executive funneled information to Beijing. The allegation, as described in that report, has not been substantiated by evidence in the accounts of Trump’s remarks. China dismissed the report as “groundless speculation.” “We’re going to check it out very closely,” Trump told reporters at his Florida residence. He said he had a lot of respect for Huang and hoped he would be OK, describing him as a brilliant person. Asked whether he would keep Huang as an adviser, Trump said he would like to do so unless information emerged to the contrary, adding that he had found Huang to be above board. Trump’s comments expressed both support for Huang and an intention to examine the report. He did not provide details about what the US review would involve or identify any...