Five days after the admission of infidelity by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent shockwaves through the tech industry, Alice Huang, a former executive under suspicion as a Chinese spy, is believed to have returned to China. According to Bloomberg News reports citing people familiar with the matter, Alice Huang is currently residing in Beijing, but details of her travel and activities there remain unclear. The scandal broke on November 8 when Jensen Huang admitted his affair with Alice in an email to company employees.
Prior to the controversy, Alice was reportedly quite open about her association with the billionaire executive, often sharing photos of themselves on social media. Reports suggest their relationship extended across several years and they were even seen publicly together, such as at a Taiwanese restaurant where they were spotted kissing before leaving in the same car.
Beyond her relationship with Jensen Huang, Alice has also been linked to Chinese investor Kang Wei, with speculation that the two may be married. Alice, who built a career in finance before becoming a significant figure in the artificial intelligence infrastructure business, is the controlling shareholder of Singapore-based cloud computing company Megaspeed International, one of Nvidia's official cloud partners.
However, her business connections have attracted scrutiny in the US. In October 2025, The New York Times reported that US authorities were investigating whether Megaspeed had helped Chinese customers access advanced Nvidia processors restricted under Washington's export controls. A separate report last month alleged that US authorities concluded Alice Huang was an asset of Chinese intelligence who shared information with Beijing while developing a close relationship with Jensen Huang. China has since denied the intelligence allegation.
Nvidia's board has initiated an independent investigation into reports that its CEO may have been targeted in a foreign intelligence operation, while US President Donald Trump has said the FBI is examining the matter. The company maintains it has no reason to believe national security information or trade secrets were compromised.