Chinese intelligence suspected of hunting for ex-head of Nvidia

The Wall Street Journal published an article accusing China of organizing a large-scale intelligence campaign aimed at strengthening the national technology sphere. The newspaper calls this operation probably the largest in the world. One possible object of attention is Jensen Huang, the former head of Nvidia.

According to the WSJ, Beijing hoped this way to obtain developments for economic growth, renewal of the armed forces and strengthening the influence of the Chinese Communist Party both at home and abroad. Nigel Inkster, who previously headed the MI6 operations department, admitted in a commentary to the newspaper that Huang could be of interest to Chinese intelligence because of his proximity to Donald Trump and the ability to influence the decisions of the US administration on the export of chips to China.

U.S. officials do not rule out that the “honey trap” could be used to obtain information from Huang. The article mentions the entrepreneur Alice Huang, associated with Singaporean Megaspeed, and her relationship with Huang.

The WSJ says China employs about 600,000 people in intelligence and security. On this basis, the publication suggests that the operation, which may have involved Huang, could be the largest in the world. Nvidia has launched an independent review, and Beijing has dismissed the spying allegations.

The newspaper also reports that Huang resigned on November 12. It comes 5 days after he admitted an intimate affair with a woman US intelligence suspected of collecting data for China. A post-confession check revealed that the founder of Nvidia had 2 more mistresses. Each of these women was an employee of his company.

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