13.11.2026 23:00
Alice Huang, who made headlines with relationship and espionage allegations linked to Jensen Huang, the former CEO of Nvidia, is alleged to have founded a China-based company that obtained Nvidia artificial intelligence chips whose export the US has restricted. In the shipment chain uncovered by Bloomberg, connections to Singapore, Malaysia, and China drew attention. The development has reignited debate over whether Washington's technology embargo is being circumvented through third countries.
A new development has been added to the developments shaking US-based chipmaker Nvidia. It was reported that the Chinese company founded by Alice Huang—who is alleged to have had an extramarital affair with former CEO Jensen Huang and is accused of spying on behalf of China—has obtained Nvidia chips that the US has banned from export.
According to Bloomberg, it was determined that Shanghai-based Longteng Intelligent Computing, founded by Alice Huang, obtained servers containing H800 models of Nvidia's advanced artificial intelligence processors. It has not yet been clarified how the hardware in question reached China and whether Alice Huang played a direct role in the shipment process.
22 SERVERS REACHED CHINA VIA SINGAPORE
According to documents reviewed by Bloomberg, Singapore-based Aperia Cloud Services, one of Nvidia's official business partners, purchased 22 servers containing Nvidia H800 chips from Dell Technologies.
However, it was stated that the servers did not remain in Singapore and later came into the hands of the Shanghai-based Longteng Intelligent Computing company founded by Alice Huang. It was reported that the shipment was also linked to documents submitted to Chinese authorities.
Dell Technologies announced that it terminated its commercial relationship with Aperia in February 2025 due to suspicions of unauthorized hardware transfer. The company reported that it stopped sales and support to Aperia as of that date.
Aperia's senior executive, meanwhile, was detained in Singapore in February 2025 on charges of defrauding server suppliers. The suspect does not accept the charges, while judicial proceedings against him continue.
INVESTIGATION ALSO LAUNCHED IN MALAYSIA
Allegations that the chips may have been transferred to China through third countries also prompted Malaysia to act. Malaysia's Ministry of Trade is investigating whether artificial intelligence chips imported by Megaspeed's local affiliate Speedmatrix were re-exported to other countries.
The ministry recalled that, as of July 2025, permission is required for the re-export, transit, or transfer to other countries of US-origin high-performance artificial intelligence chips through Malaysia.
Malaysian authorities are continuing their investigations in coordination with officials in Singapore and the US.
ALLEGATIONS OF ESPIONAGE AGAINST ALICE HUANG ALSO IN THE FILE
Alice Huang had drawn international public attention due to the relationship she was alleged to have had with Nvidia's former CEO Jensen Huang. In allegations reported in the US press, it was claimed that the Chinese businesswoman carried out intelligence activities on behalf of the Beijing government.
While the Chinese government denied the espionage accusations, according to Reuters, Singapore authorities announced that their investigation into Alice Huang was not related to espionage. Singapore police had examined Huang regarding possible crimes due to her managerial and controlling role at Megaspeed.
Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the available evidence was not sufficient to establish that Huang committed a crime, while alleging that she gave false information to authorities within the scope of the investigation. The examination regarding Megaspeed and six people continues.
JENSEN HUANG STEPS DOWN AS CEO
Another important development in the scandal was Jensen Huang's departure from the CEO position. Allegations had emerged that Huang, who admitted to having extramarital affairs, also had a relationship with Alice Huang.
Nvidia's board of directors launched an independent investigation following the allegations. Company management announced that they had no findings indicating that information related to US national security or trade secrets had been obtained.
The US administration is closely following the developments. President Donald Trump had also stated that the FBI was conducting an investigation into the matter.