China accuses US of 'fabricating' Nvidia spy claims to push tech 'blockade'
Summary
China accused the United States of inventing espionage claims involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to justify restricting technology access to China. The dispute comes ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC gathering in Shenzhen.Key Facts
- China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning called on the United States to stop using what she described as fabricated spy narratives as a pretext for a technology blockade.
- The claims concern reports that Alice Huang, with whom Jensen Huang reportedly had an affair, was a Chinese intelligence asset.
- Alice Huang was reportedly a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed.
- China has described the espionage claims as groundless speculation and an attempt to smear the country.
- Jensen Huang has lobbied against limits on U.S. sales of advanced chips to China.
- Trump cleared Nvidia's H200 chips for export to China last year, despite objections from some U.S. officials and lawmakers.
- Trump and Xi are scheduled to meet next week at the APEC gathering in Shenzhen.
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