US China

A Chinese businessman arrived in Panama with money and power. Then he sold a port when his luck turned. Now China wants him sent back

Though semiconductors have been a major flash point in US-China relations, the US president is not expected to raise the latest issue with Xi for now

Jensen Huang's affair with a woman US officials say is a Chinese spy has drawn attention to the role of intimate relationships in espionage

US lawmakers have called on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to explain delays in restricting chip exports to Megaspeed, a Singapore-based firm linked to an alleged Chinese spy

A growing number of lawmakers criticized Lutnick for the administration's refusal to add dozens of Chinese companies to a key US trade blacklist

Alice Huang's whereabouts have been topic of intense speculation since Nvidia's founder admitted to an extra-marital affair and the company's board began an investigation into allegations she's a spy

Bessent said the Trump-Xi meeting in Shenzhen would advance dialogue on AI risks, including testing advanced models and establishing a channel to report serious incidents.

She was building a career in Chinese finance before turning to tech with a leadership role at a data centre company in Singapore. He is the high-profile CEO of Nvidia, the California-based company that makes computer chips relied upon by advanced artificial intelligence systems. An affair between Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Alice Huang, who reportedly was suspected of working as a spy for Beijing, has rocked the tech and political worlds. The Chinese businesswoman also known as Huang Le had a close relationship with Jensen Huang, according to reports over the past month by the New York Times. The newspaper also reported that top policymakers were informed in a memo that intelligence indicated she was a spy for China's Ministry of State Security, recruited to influence Nvidia to make its most advanced chips more available in China. In one widely shared photograph of the pair, Jensen Huang and people surrounding him are holding drinks in Taipei, while Alice Huang sits behind him, ...

Nvidia is the world's biggest supplier of the high-end chips used for AI and data centres, with some estimates putting its market share over 80%

An investigation into whether Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort following reports of his affair has brought Nvidia's succession plans into focus

Microsoft has 35 data centers under construction ​in the US and another 134 planned, according to Cleanview, a market intelligence ​company which tracks data center development

Huang's affair and Trump's ties to the Nvidia chief are now raising fresh questions about how much the US president knew about the matter

Alice Huang, who US intelligence determined is a Chinese asset, emerged from the high-flying world of Shanghai finance to work with tech titans and obtain essential AI chips

Investigations into whether Nvidia's CEO was the target of a "foreign intelligence effort" are raising questions about the future of the chipmaker, which became one of the world's most valuable companies by providing technology that powered the artificial intelligence boom. Jensen Huang has been synonymous with Nvidia since he co-founded it more than 30 years ago. The company now faces potential damage to its reputation and stock price, uncertainty over a possible successor and new scrutiny from shareholders and elected officials. President Donald Trump said Monday that the FBI is investigating Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese government agent. But Trump said he spoke with the executive and believes Huang "had absolutely no idea that the person in question was a spy." With a valuation of more than USD 4 trillion, the company has outsized importance as a Wall Street behemoth and provider of chips relied upon by AI developers. Law enforcement and members of Congress, as well as

Stunning allegations of a spy plot have prompted investigations of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with a purported Chinese government agent. Over the weekend, Huang admitted to having an extramarital affair, and acknowledged that news reports surrounding the relationship and potential national security concerns led Nvidia's board to investigate. He and his chipmaking company did not name the person he had been intimate with, but The New York Times identified her as business executive and Chinese citizen Alice Huang. The outlet said US intelligence determined she was gathering information for Beijing. China's Foreign Ministry has dismissed the spying allegations, saying on Monday they amount to a smear campaign. Many questions remain unanswered. But the scandal is already bringing turmoil to Nvidia, whose high-end chips have emerged as the leading building blocks for artificial intelligence. Huang himself has become a key face in the AI race, both across the industry and often on U

The Nvidia chief's reported relationship with a woman who could have been a Chinese spy has surprised fans in Taiwan, where he enjoys celebrity status and is closely followed during visits

Alice Huang and her business partner reportedly promised access to Nvidia GPUs for a Southeast Asian data centre, with Alibaba identified as a potential client

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang hired a crisis communications firm in 2025, before admitting to an affair with a former executive of Singapore-based data centre company suspected of Chinese intelligence links

Huang's disclosure of an affair with a woman identified by US authorities as a Chinese spy has triggered a board investigation, raising questions about national security and implications for AI sector