China rejects spy-plot claim involving Nvidia CEO Huang
In short
China has dismissed a reported spy-plot claim involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as a smear campaign.
The report has put Huang and Nvidia under closer scrutiny, especially in the US.
What the reporting says
China dismissed claims tied to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and a reported spy plot as a smear campaign. The report said Huang acknowledged to Nvidia's board that he had been intimate with a business executive whom US intelligence believed was gathering information for Beijing. The episode has put Huang and Nvidia under scrutiny.
Why it matters
The same report said Huang told Nvidia's board about a personal relationship with a business executive that US intelligence believed was collecting information for Beijing. The story centers on scrutiny of Huang and the reputational risk surrounding Nvidia.