Xi-Trump Meeting: Will China Discuss Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Spy Allegations? Beijing Responds - Republic World
Beijing: When asked if Chinese President Xi Jinping would discuss spying allegations involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and businesswoman Alice Huang with US President Donald Trump, China's foreign ministry said both sides were "in communication regarding arrangements for interactions between the two countries' heads of state within the year."
Beijing denounces the "Chinese spy narrative" as unfounded and defamatory. Guo refrained from confirming Alice Huang's citizenship or location, maintaining China's stance. Xi is anticipated to meet Trump at the upcoming APEC leaders' summit in China.
Trump is slated to meet next week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen, China, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, but he was noncommittal about bringing up the situation with Xi.
“No, I don’t think so,” Trump said. “I mean, maybe. I’m sure President XI will ask me about it. I just know Jensen very well. I just think he’s a very honorable man.”
FBI counterintelligence investigations often examine efforts by foreign powers to spy on the United States, whether by surreptitiously stealing technology designed by American companies, covertly waging foreign influence campaigns aimed at shaping public opinion or cultivating relationships with powerful political and industry figures. Such investigations can take years and do not necessarily culminate in criminal charges. China has been regarded across presidential administrations of both political parties as a persistent counterintelligence threat.
China denied Monday that it engaged in an attempt to ensnare Huang. “The so-called Chinese spy allegation is unsubstantiated. It is nothing but smears against China,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Guo Jiakun said.
Beijing earlier had dismissed The New York Times report saying Huang had developed a close relationship with a Chinese citizen named Alice Huang, who ran a company that last year faced claims it was illicitly shipping advanced Nvidia computer chips into China.
