China Says US Uses Spy Claims to Justify Tech Blockade

Beijing accused the United States on Thursday of fabricating espionage claims against Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang to justify a technological blockade against China.

Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning dismissed the allegations during a regular briefing as “groundless speculation” and an attempt to smear China, asserting that the country’s technological progress relies on independent innovation rather than theft.

The diplomatic fallout follows reports that Huang had an extramarital affair with Alice Huang, a former Singapore-based tech executive whom US officials suspect of ties to Chinese intelligence.

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Huang, who built Nvidia into the dominant global supplier of artificial intelligence chips, has spent years lobbying against Washington restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports to Beijing.

China says the US uses spy claims to justify tech blockade (News Central TV) — Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang. Credit: The Star

Despite opposition from congressional hawks, US President Donald Trump cleared Nvidia’s H200 chips for export to China last year.

Chinese officials condemned the spying allegations as the latest tactic by Washington to restrict foreign competitors.

The controversy erupts just ahead of a scheduled meeting next week between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Shenzhen.

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