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The reported network spans Singapore and China. Its shipment claims remain officially unverified as corporate and federal investigations examine related allegations.
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A Justice Department inquiry into whether Megaspeed helped China obtain export-restricted Nvidia hardware has put chip-routing controls under scrutiny. The Information, in a Digital Trends summary, links Megaspeed executive Alice Huang and a Singapore-China company network to at least $7.5 billion in alleged shipments, including roughly 240,000 H- and A-series chips. Nvidia and U.S. agencies have not officially verified the alleged routing, so its scale and mechanics remain claims rather than established findings.
Shanghai Century Litong, linked to Alice Huang’s sister, was founded in June 2023 and became an Nvidia preferred cloud partner four months later, reportedly gaining priority hardware access.
Megaspeed reportedly served Chinese customers through rented Southeast Asian data-center capacity and, in some cases, physical shipments of Nvidia hardware into China.
Nvidia says its board has no reason to believe national security or company secrets were compromised; China’s foreign ministry called the spy allegations baseless.
Jensen Huang’s relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang helped facilitate at least $7.5 billion in Nvidia AI-chip shipments to Chinese companies, The Information alleged, according to Digital Trends’ November 10 summary. The chip-routing details remain officially unverified by Nvidia or U.S. agencies. The allegations connect the Nvidia chief’s personal relationship to a reported network supplying chips to China.
Citing two people who know Alice Huang, The Information reported that she and family members built a network of companies across Singapore and China to acquire Nvidia chips.
The reported network centers on Shanghai Century Litong, a company linked to Alice Huang’s sister. Founded in June 2023, it received Nvidia preferred cloud partner status four months later, reportedly giving it priority access to the company’s AI hardware.
Alice Huang allegedly helped move these chips into China using connections with Nvidia and its distributors after orders for export-restricted chips stalled.
Some chips allegedly served Alibaba, Tencent and smaller AI labs. Digital Trends describes two routes through which Megaspeed supplied Chinese customers:
President Donald Trump said at a press briefing that the FBI was looking into the situation involving Jensen Huang and Alice Huang. According to Digital Trends, citing NBC News, Trump said he had spoken with Jensen Huang, who told him he had “no idea” Alice Huang was a spy. That was Trump’s characterization, not an established finding about her activities.
Nvidia announced on Sunday an investigation into reports that Chinese intelligence targeted its chief executive, as described in a Washington Post opinion column. Separately, the Justice Department is leading an investigation into whether Megaspeed helped China obtain Nvidia chips restricted under U.S. export controls, Digital Trends reported.
Jensen Huang acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife in a message to employees but did not disclose details of the relationship. Nvidia says its board has no reason to believe national security or “Nvidia secrets” were compromised. China’s foreign ministry has dismissed the spy allegations as baseless.
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