Alleged Chinese spy openly flaunted close relationship with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as Trump calls AI tycoon 'honorable guy'

New photos have emerged showing embattled Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with the alleged Chinese spy as President Trump called the tech tycoon an 'honorable guy.'Chinese businesswoman Huang Le, also known as Alice Huang, who allegedly passed information to Beijing, posted the photos on her WeChat account, which has since been disabled, according to the Financial Times.They show her cuddled up next to the 63-year-old tech CEO, raising wine glasses in a toast and sitting next to one another smiling.It is unclear from the photos where and when they were taken, but the Financial Times reports that they showed the couple in Shanghai, California and Hong Kong.The resurfaced photos come just a week and a half after The New York Times revealed that the billionaire had a relationship with Huang, an unrelated former executive of Singapore-based company Megaspeed, whom US authorities assert is a Chinese intelligence asset.Mr Huang has since told Nvidia's employees that he had been unfaithful to his wife, without disclosing details of the relationship.'I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children,' he said. 'There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.'Regarding the national security concerns raised in news reports, Nvidia's Board of Directors has initiated an independent investigation,' Huang continued. 'I support the investigation and will cooperate fully.' New photos have emerged showing embattled Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with Chinese businesswoman Huang Le, also known as Alice Huang, whom American authorities have accused of being a Chinese spyThe photos were reportedly shared by Alice Huang on her now defunct WeChat accountThe photos show her cuddled up next to the 63-year-old tech CEO, raising wine glasses in a toast and sitting next to one another smilingTrump said he had not spoken to Mr Huang about the claims, but called him a fine person. 'I hope everything's fine. He's done such an incredible job,' he added.When asked if he believed he should have acted on intelligence when he was briefed about it, Trump said: 'No, I don't think so. I think he's an honorable guy. I think he probably has an excuse for it. You have to hear it.'Nvidia's board, meanwhile, has said that it had 'no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised' as a result of Huang's affair, but that it 'will examine all available information.'The investigation, announced on Sunday, has put a spotlight on Mr Huang's future given Nvidia's status as the world's most valuable chipmaker and its boss's role as the most prolific salesman of the AI boom.It has since been revealed that Alice Huang founded Megaspeed in 2023 following a career in private equity and television.The tech company was spun off from one of China's largest video game enterprises, 7Road Holdings Ltd, months after then-President Joe Biden imposed sweeping restrictions on shipments of advanced AI chips to China, Bloomberg reports. Trade records obtained by the outlet show Megaspeed's imports of Nvidia products topped $4.6 billion.At multiple of its facilities in southeast Asia, the company also rents Nvidia chips to Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, which the US government has accused of being tied to the Chinese military.It remains unclear when or how she met Jensen Huang, though the two were pictured together in 2024 at a tech conference in Taipei. Pictures posted to LinkedIn by the company NetThunder showed the Nvidia boss and Ms Huang together in a bar in Taipei, Taiwan, in June 2024 In a statement, Jensen Huang admitted to cheating on his wife, Lori Huang By early 2025, Alice Huang pitched an AI chips deal to Chinese-based investors, touting her ability to secure Nvidia's coveted graphics processing units and her commercial relationship with Alibaba, two investors pitched on the deal told the Financial Times.She had sought their investment for a southeast Asia data center project worth several hundred million dollars, but did not disclose her relationship with Huang. Meanwhile, in the United States, officials were briefed that a Huang Le was working for Beijing's Ministry of State Security as part of an effort to learn about American-made AI chips and possibly persuade Nvidia to make its most sophisticated semiconductors available in China, according to The New York Times.The US officials noted that the Megaspeed executive speaks English well and has relationships with executives at the highest levels of the AI chip industry.Separately, Washington was investigating Megaspeed over concerns it may have been involved in smuggling hardware to China – prompting the government to ask Nvidia to audit the firm last year.In its initial report, the chipmaker said the hardware was fully accounted for, but records obtained by Bloomberg News show that Megaspeed had imported 50,000 more chips than Nvidia found in its data centers.The AI chip company then pledged in December 2025 to visit Megaspeed's data centers again, but it is unclear whether that happened. President Donald Trump said he has not spoken to Mr Huang about the claims, but called him a fine person. The two are pictured at the White House in April 2025Join the discussionShould CEOs be held accountable if personal relationships risk national security or company secrets?What's your view?Bloomberg News has further found a link between Megaspeed and a private equity firm called Shanghai Hexi, which is linked to a data center that Chinese state media said will be the country's largest.Huang Le was listed as one of Shanghai Hexi's directors in an official company WeChat post in 2016, and as of August 2025, a holding company she founded owned a 48 percent stake in the project.Megaspeed has fervently denied any wrongdoing, telling Bloomberg News it abides by all regulations relevant to its operations.A spokesperson for the company added that they were surprised by allegations that a former Megaspeed executive acted as a foreign intelligence asset.Nvidia also previously said its inquiry into Megaspeed found no evidence of diversion and showed that the company is fully owned and operated outside of China, with no Chinese stakeholders.Still, the allegations sent Nvidia stock prices plummeting, with the chipmaker losing around $270 billion in market value.The reported intelligence findings have now sparked demands for answers on Capitol Hill.Republican congressmen Brian Mast, John Moolenaar and Rick Crawford, who chair three powerful House committees, have asked Mr Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on November 18.The lawmakers want to question him about his interactions with Ms Huang and the measures Nvidia has implemented to protect itself against foreign espionage.The Daily Mail has reached out to Megaspeed for comment.