GeopoliticsMediumUpdated•Originally published 8 November 2026•Updated 8 November 2026•
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Nvidia CEO Admits to Affair with Alleged Chinese Spy Following Rubio Warnings
Key Facts
1The House Select Committee on China has requested Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's participation in a closed-door briefing regarding interactions with an alleged Chinese spy.
2Reports allege Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed, worked for China's Ministry of State Security to collect information on Nvidia's CEO.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admitted to having an affair amid reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously warned that the woman involved was a Chinese spy. The admission follows a US House committee request for a closed-door briefing regarding Huang's interactions with Alice Huang, an executive at Megaspeed alleged to have worked for China's Ministry of State Security.
Nvidia shares closed at $186.64 on November 6, 2026, as the chipmaker faces intensifying scrutiny over national security risks. On the same date, AMD closed at $449.04, while INTC finished at $56.28 and TSM at $375.44, amid ongoing US investigations into Chinese intelligence efforts targeting semiconductor industry leadership.