Woman linked to Nvidia CEO visited Taiwan 8 times in 2 years amid spy allegations

Alice Huang, the woman alleged to have had an affair with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and suspected of spying for Chinese intelligence, visited Taiwan eight times over the past two years, according to Taiwanese officials.

Taiwan is also the country where Jensen Huang was born.

Chiu Chui-cheng, the minister-level head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, the body responsible for cross-strait relations, told the Legislative Yuan on Thursday that Alice Huang entered Taiwan three times in 2024 and five times in 2025, for a total of eight visits, and that there was no record of her entering the country this year, Yonhap reported, citing Taiwan's Central News Agency and United Daily News.

Chiu said Alice Huang is originally from mainland China but visited Taiwan as a Hong Kong resident for business purposes.

Chiu added that Alice Huang is likely subject to regulations restricting entry for individuals who may pose a threat to national interests or public safety, and that any future application to visit Taiwan would be flagged in relevant records and her entry controlled in accordance with the law.

"We will strengthen screening of suspicious applications from mainland Chinese and Hong Kong and Macao residents seeking to visit Taiwan," Chiu said. "If there are security concerns, entry will not be permitted."

Lawmakers at the Legislative Yuan also raised questions Thursday about US media reports that the American government had advised Taiwanese authorities in 2024 to monitor Alice Huang's movements in the country.

Chiu said the Mainland Affairs Council was unaware of whether the United States had provided any such information, and denied that screening standards had been relaxed when Alice Huang entered Taiwan.

Is Alice Huang currently in Beijing?

Meanwhile, Alice Huang is believed to have returned to her home country and is currently staying in Beijing.

Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter, that Alice Huang is in Beijing with the knowledge of Chinese security authorities, Yonhap said.

The sources said it was not immediately clear when or why she went to Beijing or what activities she is engaged in there.

Alice Huang is said to have first met Jensen Huang at Nvidia's annual event in California in early 2024.

Singaporean and Taiwanese authorities believe Chinese intelligence recruited Alice Huang after confirming she had developed a close relationship with the Nvidia CEO. The Information, an IT industry publication, previously reported that she exploited her relationship with Huang to smuggle $7.5 billion worth of Nvidia chips — whose export to China is banned — into the country, Yonhap added.

The Chinese government has denied that Alice Huang is a spy.

Jensen Huang is also facing separate allegations that he had an inappropriate relationship with a female Nvidia executive, putting his position as CEO at risk.

yul@heraldcorp.com