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Alice Huang, suspected spy in Nvidia scandal, is now in Beijing

Alice Huang, the suspected Chinese spy at the centre of a scandal around Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, has reportedly gone back to China and is living in Beijing.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang speaking on stage in front of a green company logo.
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The woman at the centre of the Nvidia spy scandal has left the story's stage and gone home. Alice Huang, suspected of spying for China, is now living in Beijing, according to people familiar with the matter cited in a report on Wednesday.

Huang is the suspected Chinese spy in a scandal that has engulfed Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. The report says she has returned to her home country. That is the core of what is known so far: where she is, and that she is no longer somewhere the story can easily reach her.

Who is Alice Huang?

The material available describes her only as the suspected Chinese spy in the Nvidia affair. It does not set out what she is accused of doing, what role she held, or whether any authority has brought charges. Those details are not confirmed here, so they are left out rather than guessed at.

The name is a coincidence worth flagging for anyone searching: nothing in the report says Alice Huang and Jensen Huang are related. The scandal has engulfed the Nvidia chief executive, but the report does not say he is accused of anything.

Why it matters

Nvidia sits at the heart of the AI boom, because its chips power much of the world's AI work. Any story that links the company to alleged espionage and China draws attention fast. Her move to Beijing also matters in a practical way: someone living in China is far harder for foreign authorities or companies to question.

The report relies on unnamed sources, and neither Nvidia nor Alice Huang is quoted in the material available. What she did, and what happens next, are still open questions.

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