The secrets of the Nvidia boss's mistress and the 7.5 billion in chips for China

In January 2026, Jensen Huang, Nvidia's founder, celebrated Lunar New Year in Shanghai with Alice Huang, a woman now suspected of ties to Chinese intelligence. Alice allegedly leveraged her relationship with Huang to facilitate the supply of Nvidia processors to Chinese companies, despite U.S. export restrictions. Her company, Shanghai Century Litong, became a preferred partner of Nvidia shortly after its founding. Alice's background includes a career in journalism and finance, leading to her control of Megaspeed, which transformed from a gaming firm to a major buyer of Nvidia technology. Her close relationship with Huang has drawn scrutiny from U.S. intelligence, raising questions about potential breaches of export laws.