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Why is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China row?

Why is Nvidia’s Jensen Huang at the centre of a US-China row?

Donald Trump praised the chipmaker’s CEO despite reports he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy

Nvidia has launched an investigation into allegations that its chief executive, Jensen Huang, has been the target of a Chinese espionage operation.

Huang has admitted to having an affair with a suspected Chinese spy who was reportedly central to the “foreign intelligence effort”.

Here are some of the key questions around the story, and its implications for US-China relations.

  • huang
  • nvidia
  • jensen
  • centre
  • row
  • affair
  • spy
  • china

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