Trump plays down suspected spy plot targeting Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Trump played down the disclosure that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy, saying he believed Huang was unaware of the alleged espionage operation and that he himself had only recently learned of the concerns. According to people familiar with the matter who spoke to CNN, the FBI warned lawmakers about a year ago that Alice Huang, a Singapore technology company executive who had dealings with Huang, might be passing information to China; a classified memorandum overseen by Secretary of State Rubio in May warned that Huang had a close relationship with the woman, whom the U.S. has identified as a Chinese spy, and the memorandum circulated among a small group of officials before Trump's visit to China. Huang had participated in drafting the September White House voluntary AI company commitments and repeatedly urged Trump to relax restrictions on selling advanced AI chips to China. Democrats vowed to investigate the matter; last week three House Republicans demanded that Huang receive a classified briefing this month, Nvidia said it would conduct its own investigation into Huang's conduct, and Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said the allegations were purely baseless speculation.