Report: How the Nvidia chip smuggling network operated by the Chinese spy with her relatives

A new investigation by The Information reveals how a network of companies linked to Alice Huang, identified as a Chinese spy, allegedly helped funnel billions of dollars worth of Nvidia processors to China through a preferred partner of the company, in violation of U.S. export restrictions.

A new investigation by The Information reveals how a network of companies linked to Alice Huang, identified by the U.S. government as a Chinese spy, allegedly helped funnel billions of dollars worth of Nvidia processors to China. According to the investigation, Alice Huang (her real name in China: Huang Le) built a network of companies in China and Singapore with her sister and brother-in-law to purchase Nvidia graphics processors, some of which were banned for export to China. At the center of the network is Shanghai Century Litong, established in June 2023, which four months later became a preferred partner of Nvidia in the neo-cloud sector. The company allegedly served Chinese companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, and AI labs through its server farms. According to a Bloomberg report, the Singaporean company Megaspeed brought graphics processors worth approximately $4.6 billion to Singapore between 2023 and 2025, and some of those chips made their way to Century Litong. An Nvidia spokesperson stated that the company sells processors to known partners and applies the same standards to all transactions.