A short seller flagged Nvidia CEO's ties to a suspected Chinese spy six months before the scandal
Six months before Nvidia's spy scandal erupted, Culper Research was already questioning Jensen Huang's unusually close relationship with a Chinese executive.
TL;DR
- Short seller Culper Research questioned Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with Megaspeed executive Alice Huang six months before the spy scandal.
- U.S. intelligence believes Alice Huang, suspected of being a Chinese spy, was recruited to collect intelligence on Jensen Huang and influence chip export controls.
- Culper Research's May report noted the 'uncomfortably close' relationship between the two executives and suggested Megaspeed might be a conduit for rerouting lost China business.
- The report also theorized that Megaspeed, a major chip buyer, was secretly financed by Alibaba through shell companies.
- Financial Times reported documents show Alibaba lent money to Megaspeed through subsidiaries.