U.S. intelligence officials believe NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship with Alice Huang, a business executive suspected of working as an intelligence asset for the Chinese government, according to a report by the Financial Times. The allegations are based on a government memorandum prepared earlier this year using information gathered by American intelligence agencies.

Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is an executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore-based data center company that has come under U.S. scrutiny over allegations that it helped move advanced NVIDIA chips into China in violation of American export restrictions. U.S. intelligence agencies reportedly believe she was recruited by China's Ministry of State Security to collect information about Jensen Huang and his company.

The intelligence assessment reportedly described a romantic relationship between the two executives. Officials allegedly became aware of their communications while monitoring Alice Huang and investigating her connections to Beijing. The memorandum was circulated among a limited group of senior U.S. government officials shortly before President Donald Trump traveled to China for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

American officials have been concerned that Alice Huang could have used her relationship with the NVIDIA chief to obtain information about the company's technology, business plans, and discussions with the Trump administration. Intelligence officials also reportedly examined whether she was attempting to influence Jensen Huang's position on U.S. restrictions governing advanced semiconductor exports to China.

The allegations carry particular significance because Jensen Huang has been a prominent advocate for allowing American semiconductor companies to maintain access to the Chinese market. He has met with Trump several times and lobbied the administration to ease restrictions on certain advanced chip exports. Washington has maintained export controls over concerns that China's access to advanced computing technology could strengthen its military and technological capabilities.

NVIDIA has maintained that Jensen Huang's interactions with Alice Huang were ordinary business dealings. The company has emphasized that its chief executive regularly meets with thousands of customer executives and that regional customers receive routine business information rather than sensitive company trade secrets or information relevant to U.S. national security.

The allegations have also drawn congressional attention. On Nov. 5, Republican committee chairmen Brian Mast, John Moolenaar and Rick Crawford requested a closed-door briefing with Jensen Huang about his interactions with Alice Huang and NVIDIA's safeguards against foreign espionage. The lawmakers requested that the briefing take place Nov. 18.

The reports have raised questions about whether Chinese intelligence attempted to use business relationships to gain access to sensitive American technology and influence decisions involving semiconductor exports. The Chinese government has rejected the broader espionage allegations, while the White House and CIA have declined to comment on the reported intelligence memorandum.