Alice Huang (Huang Le), the woman identified as having had an extramarital affair with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang (Huang Renxun) and suspected of being a spy for Chinese intelligence agencies, is reportedly staying in Beijing. Chinese security authorities also appear to be aware of her presence there.

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Alice Huang, who has been identified as NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital partner and is suspected of spying for Chinese intelligence agencies, is reportedly staying in Beijing. /Baidu

According to sources familiar with Chinese intelligence agencies on Nov. 12, Alice Huang has returned to her home country and is believed to be living somewhere in Beijing. However, when and why she began staying in the Chinese capital remain unknown to the public. Her current activities also appear to be unclear.

A source in Beijing who requested anonymity said, "Chinese intelligence agencies can be assumed to have been closely monitoring Alice Huang's movements since she entered the country. However, they have been unable to take any action against her because there is no confirmed evidence that she has violated any laws." The source explained that Huang remains relatively free to move about.

According to the sources, Jensen Huang admitted to his extramarital affair with Alice Huang and apologized in a letter sent to NVIDIA employees on Nov. 8, when the scandal began receiving widespread media coverage. However, NVIDIA's board reportedly moved immediately to dismiss him despite his admission of wrongdoing and his deeply apologetic stance.

Alice Huang, who has suddenly found herself at the center of a global controversy, reportedly worked as a television reporter for a Chinese state-run media outlet in the past. Sources say she later entered the financial industry. According to career information previously circulated in the media and on social media, she appears to have worked as a reporter for China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Satellite TV for about four years. Rumors are also widespread that she worked for financial firms including HSBC and CITIC Securities.

She subsequently appears to have visited Taiwan, Jensen Huang's birthplace, eight times in 2024 and 2025, after the two developed a romantic relationship through circumstances that remain unclear. Chiu Chui-cheng, Minister of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), told lawmakers at the Legislative Yuan that day, "Alice Huang visited Taiwan three times in 2024 and five times in 2025. There is no record of her visiting this year."

Chiu added that she had entered Taiwan using a Hong Kong passport under "ordinary business visitor status" and that there had been "no special flag" on her record. This would suggest that Taiwanese authorities had been entirely unaware that she might be a Chinese spy.

                                                                                                            Hong Soon-do