U.S. intelligence officials circulated a classified memo detailing an industrial espionage investigation involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a Chinese business executive, prompting three House Republican committee chairs to demand an in-person briefing by November 18, 2026.
Lawmakers Demand Jensen Huang Briefing
The memo, prepared earlier this year using U.S. intelligence data, alleges that Alice Huang—also known as Huang Le, a former executive at the Singapore-based data center firm Megaspeed—was recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to gather information on artificial intelligence hardware and push for relaxed semiconductor export controls.
American intelligence services suspect that Chinese operatives worked to cultivate a tight connection with the head of Nvidia with the goal of gathering data regarding U.S. artificial intelligence chips.
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Intelligence officials also noted that China’s Ministry of State Security has grown under President Xi Jinping, operating at a scale several times larger than the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency through human intelligence networks, electronic communications surveillance, and counterintelligence activities.
According to reports, U.S. intelligence agencies monitored Alice Huang for at least a year. The Lansing Institute indicated that Beijing utilizes attractive women
disguised as business professionals, romantic partners, academics, or investors in order to infiltrate research infrastructure, tech talent pools, and professional networks in the United States.
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According to available reports, President Donald Trump received a briefing on these intelligence discoveries roughly twelve months ago, yet he opted to take no action.
Neither Nvidia nor China’s Ministry of State Security commented on the memo’s claims.
In response to press reports regarding the memo, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford issued a joint letter dated November 4, 2026.
The lawmakers asked Jensen Huang to appear for a closed-door joint session to discuss his interactions with Alice Huang and Nvidia’s security protocols against foreign adversary espionage.
Lawmakers set a response deadline of November 11, 2026, for the Nvidia chief executive to indicate whether he will participate in the November 18 hearing, which is scheduled one day after Nvidia is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings.
The demand has also drawn a response from Senator Chris Coons, who promised an investigation.
Megaspeed Emerged from a 7Road Spin-Off to Buy Advanced Silicon
Megaspeed was established in 2023 following a spin-off from 7Road, a Chinese gaming and cloud firm partly owned by the Chinese government.
It was initially owned by Huang Le Limited before being sold to Swiftdata later that same year. Megaspeed emerged as a buyer of advanced silicon.
Trade records indicate that Megaspeed’s Malaysian sister company acquired at least $4.8 billion in advanced AI equipment containing Nvidia chips between June 2024 and February 2026.
U.S. commerce investigators and department officials visiting Megaspeed’s Malaysian data center in late 2024 found Nvidia equipment still packed in boxes, suggesting the hardware was passing through rather than being installed.
Megaspeed has been accused of smuggling $2 billion worth of AI chips into China via its subsidiary Speedmatrix.
China Denies Reports While Jensen Huang Urges Measured Sales
A Chinese embassy spokesperson described the reports as unsubstantiated
and nothing but smears against China
in a statement to the Times.
The current scrutiny arrives as Jensen Huang continues urging the U.S. government to permit measured sales to China, arguing that commercial access helps Nvidia compete against domestic rivals like Huawei.
Earlier coverage: US Officials Link Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to Suspected Spy
