A Chinese company connected to Alice Huang acquired restricted NVIDIA artificial intelligence chips that were subsequently installed at a Shanghai AI facility also linked to her, as detailed in a recent report by Engadget referencing Bloomberg. Reviewed documents reportedly provide clear evidence of a web of Chinese entities obtaining banned hardware, with Huang positioned at the center.
Allegations of Espionage and Procurement Links
United States officials suspect that Alice Huang was recruited as a spy by China’s primary intelligence agency to target NVIDIA Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang. The alleged objective was to gather insights into American AI strategies and convince Jensen Huang to lobby the US government for permission to export advanced chips to China. Prior to stepping down from his executive role, Jensen Huang reportedly acknowledged having an affair with Alice Huang in a memo to employees.
Publicly recognized as an executive at Singapore-based firm Megaspeed, subsequent investigations reveal a more complex background. Bloomberg reported that the hardware referenced in the reviewed documents was initially sold to Aperia Cloud Services, an NVIDIA Cloud Partner in Singapore. Aperia acquired 22 Dell servers containing NVIDIA H800 chips, which are prohibited for sale in China. Consequently, Dell severed business relations with Aperia in February 2025 due to compliance concerns surrounding the transaction.
Corporate Filings and Facility Connections
The hardware specifications were uncovered by Bloomberg within regulatory filings from Shanghai Longteng Intelligent Computing, a company established by Alice Huang ten years prior. The details were submitted to the Chinese government as part of collateral documentation for financing purposes. Although Alice Huang departed Shanghai Longteng in 2017—and the records do not indicate her direct involvement in the chip procurement—her identified sister, Huang Yu, assumed control as the majority owner. Additionally, corporate filings indicated that the firm’s infrastructure included 52 units manufactured by Super Micro Computer Inc., housing NVIDIA H100 or H200 chips that require explicit US government authorization for export to China.
The unauthorized NVIDIA hardware was deployed at a Shanghai facility known as the Yangtze River Delta Project, which Bloomberg notes also shares connections to Alice Huang. The facility is led by Kang Wei, identified as Alice Huang’s husband and the individual who facilitated her introduction to Jensen Huang. In 2024, Megaspeed showcased a digital rendering of the Yangtze River Delta Project to investors, promoting it as the company’s largest AI infrastructure.
Former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to testify before Congress this month, and government officials are expected to scrutinize these findings ahead of the upcoming hearing.
