China says US ‘fabricating’ Nvidia spy claims to justify tech ‘blockade’

What the report says

China has pushed back against US allegations tied to a reported spy scandal involving Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, saying Washington is inventing “spy narratives” to support what Beijing calls a technology blockade. At a Thursday briefing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China opposes the use of such claims as justification for restrictions on technology trade.

According to Al Jazeera, the dispute centers on claims that a woman linked to Huang was believed by US intelligence to be a Chinese spy. Huang has acknowledged an extramarital affair, and the report says Nvidia has launched an internal investigation into him. The article also says the woman was identified in reporting as a former executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed, which said it is taking US export-control compliance seriously and will cooperate with authorities.

The comments come as China and the United States are trying to ease trade tensions after earlier tariff disputes, and ahead of an expected Trump-Xi meeting at the APEC summit in Shenzhen. The issue is also significant because Nvidia is a key supplier of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence, and US limits on chip exports to China remain a major point of friction between the two countries.