American spy agencies uncovered striking intelligence: a top executive, Alice Huang, at a Singapore-based data center company, was suspected of funneling advanced Nvidia AI chips to China. Officials concluded Huang was a Chinese intelligence asset, providing information to Beijing. More alarmingly, surveillance revealed her close relationship with Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO. This discovery raised alarms at the White House, as Jensen Huang is a powerful figure in AI and an influential ally of former President Trump.Roughly a year ago, Trump was briefed on these findings but chose not to act. He was wary of disrupting Nvidia's chip sales, which boost the economy, and further complicating trade relations with China. Officials already suspected Huang was helping China evade AI chip constraints, but her direct access to Jensen Huang presented more troubling possibilities. This included the potential for her to glean insights into Trump's thinking on a vital issue ahead of a potential presidential visit to China. It also raised concerns about her ability to acquire sensitive information about Nvidia, a key player in U.S. AI leadership.Surveillance of Ms. Huang continues, and companies linked to her still purchase Nvidia chips. Nvidia stated that Jensen Huang's interactions with Ms. Huang were normal for a CEO, involving thousands of customer executives annually. The company expressed confidence that the U.S. government would inform them if any person posed a threat to American industry. Nvidia also clarified that customers like Megaspeed, Huang's employer, only receive ordinary business information, not sensitive trade secrets or national security-relevant data. Megaspeed stated it takes the allegations seriously, has retained outside counsel for an internal investigation, and is cooperating with the U.S. government.