Beijing has dismissed allegations that China was involved in an alleged intelligence operation targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the claims baseless….reports Asian Lite News Desk
China has rejected allegations that it was involved in an alleged spying operation targeting Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, describing the claims as “baseless” and an attempt to smear the country. The response from Beijing comes after the US technology giant confirmed that its board had launched an investigation into reports that its founder and CEO had been targeted by a foreign intelligence effort.
“We have responded to this matter previously. The narrative of a so-called Chinese spy is entirely baseless vilification and smearing,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press conference on Monday.
The statement followed an announcement by Nvidia’s board that it had opened an investigation into reports alleging that Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence operation.
Meanwhile, Singapore-based artificial intelligence data centre company Megaspeed, which reportedly employed the alleged Chinese spy, has denied allegations that it was involved in illegally shipping Nvidia chips to China.
The company said inspections conducted by US and Malaysian authorities, as well as Nvidia, had found no evidence of wrongdoing.
Megaspeed came under scrutiny after a US investigation reportedly found last year that a Chinese businesswoman named Alice Huang had targeted Jensen Huang as part of an alleged spying operation, according to reports by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
At the time, Alice Huang was reportedly a senior executive at Megaspeed International, a company that rents computing power to other businesses for training and running artificial intelligence systems.
Megaspeed describes itself as “a core business partner of Nvidia’s computing power cloud business in the Asia-Pacific region”.
According to its LinkedIn profile, the company has offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, with around two to 10 employees and 25 “associated members”.
The company was previously known as 7Road International, according to the Singapore government’s website, suggesting links to Chinese gaming company 7Road.
Megaspeed issued a statement in response to a Bloomberg report that raised questions about its business operations, describing the article as containing misleading information and incorrect insinuations.
“We are aware of the recent article published by Bloomberg which has raised concerns regarding our operations. We would like to clarify that the article contains misleading information and incorrect insinuations, including suggestions that we may have been involved in illegal chip transfers,” the company said.
The allegations come amid heightened scrutiny of the global semiconductor supply chain, particularly the movement of advanced Nvidia chips and computing infrastructure linked to artificial intelligence development.
Nvidia, one of the world’s leading AI chipmakers, has been at the centre of growing geopolitical tensions over US restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports to China.
