U.S. Agencies Suspected Megaspeed Executive Was Chinese Asset

U.S. intelligence agencies assessed Alice Huang, a Megaspeed executive also known as Huang Le, as a Chinese intelligence asset who developed a close relationship with Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, according to reporting based on people briefed on classified findings. The allegations have not been publicly substantiated, and Nvidia, Megaspeed and China have disputed or rejected aspects of the account. The intelligence assessment and reported surveillance were described by anonymous sources familiar with classified findings. The information they said Alice Huang may have passed to Beijing, and its value, have not been established publicly. The reporting did not present evidence that Jensen Huang knew of any alleged intelligence activity. Nvidia said Jensen Huang’s interactions with Alice Huang were routine customer dealings. Company spokesman John Rizzo said regional customers such as Megaspeed receive ordinary business information, not sensitive trade secrets or information relevant to national security. In a separate interview, Jensen Huang said the company had reviewed and counted Megaspeed’s GPU deployments and that the U.S. government had also examined them. He said...