China rejects 'baseless' claims of spying on Nvidia CEO - Sarmad
China rejected allegations of spying on Jensen Huang, describing them as defamatory.
Translated by Qiyas from سرمد — Original source
China on Monday rejected allegations that it spied on Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the American semiconductor giant Nvidia, dismissing the claims as “baseless.”
Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at a regular press briefing, after the company’s board of directors announced it had launched an investigation into media reports alleging “foreign intelligence efforts”: “We have addressed this matter before. The so-called story of the Chinese spy is entirely baseless defamation and slander,” according to the Associated Press.
Nvidia announced on Sunday that it was launching an investigation into its CEO and co-founder, Jensen Huang, after he admitted to the company’s board of directors that he had an intimate relationship with a female executive whom U.S. intelligence agencies concluded was a spy working for China, according to The New York Times.
Huang’s relationship with the woman, identified as Alice Huang, became a concern for the U.S. government after surveillance revealed that she was transmitting information directly to Beijing.
This revelation has raised troubling questions, given that Huang is one of the most influential figures in the artificial intelligence revolution and a powerful ally of U.S. President Donald Trump.
