"Fabricated Espionage Narrative": China Breaks Silence on NVIDIA CEO Affair
China's Foreign Ministry rejects US claims that NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was exploited by a Chinese intelligence agent. Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning accused the United States of fabricating an "espionage narrative" to justify chip restrictions.…
Assessment
China's foreign ministry is pushing back hard against U.S. allegations that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was compromised by a Chinese intelligence agent. By calling the claim a fabricated spy narrative, Beijing is signaling it sees the accusation as a pretext for tightening chip export controls. The timing matters: a planned meeting between the Chinese and U.S. presidents next week adds diplomatic stakes to the dispute. Watch whether this public denial escalates into concrete retaliatory measures or remains rhetorical positioning ahead of the summit.