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Suspected Chinese spy boasted of her access to Nvidia chips

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 09, 2026 • 08:10 PM
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Alice Huang pitched a chips deal to investors, spruiking her ability to secure the most coveted ones needed for cutting edge artificial intelligence.

Suspected Chinese spy boasted of her access to Nvidia chips

Washington | The woman at the centre of the Nvidia spying scandal pitched an AI chips deal to China-based investors, touting her ability to secure the US company’s coveted GPUs and her commercial relationship with Chinese tech giant Alibaba.

In early 2025, Alice Huang and her business partner Kang Wei sought investment for a South-East Asia data centre project worth several hundred million dollars, according to two investors pitched on the deal.

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