Undone by a honey trap? Nvidia's Jensen Huang at heart of China spy scandal

Home Shows The Debate Video content Program Asia / Pacific To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: A screengrab from CTI video footage obtained November 9, 2026 shows a woman identified by Reuters as Alice Huang after comparison with a photograph obtained separately, attending a dinner with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (in black) at a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan May 22, 2025. © CTI, via REUTERS 43:17 Issued on: 11/11/2026 - 20:32Modified: 11/11/2026 - 20:35 From the show Turns out that the new masters of the universe are human, all too human. China accused of exploiting a vulnerability at the heart of the Silicon Valley giant that reigns supreme over two-thirds of the planet’s AI computing power production, the Nvidia co-founder tempted by the flesh. Jensen Huang admitting to an extramarital affair with Singapore-based Chinese tech CEO Alice Huang - no relation. She’s under scrutiny over the purchase of Nvidia state-of-the-art chips that may have been smuggled back to the mainland illegally. We’ll ask about the rise and possible fall of the Taiwan-born leather-clad AI world icon. The New York Times reports that the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Donald Trump about the security concerns surrounding Jensen Huang and that the US president still invited him aboard Air Force One to attend a Beijing summit back in May. Now ahead of Trump’s trip to China next week. We’ll ask about Nvidia's relation with the current White Houseand whether this scandal marks not only the beginning of the end for a largely unregulated tech industry but more broadly, greater oversight for politicians and board rooms alike? For the wider world, can one dangerous liaison mark a turning point for superpower relations and the AI race? Produced by François Picard, Rebecca Gnignati, Juliette Laffont, Ilayda Habip, Charles Wente. Video by: