Singapore says US authorities, and Supermicro, hardly helped investigation of Jensen Huang’s Chinese friend
The government of Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs has revealed it investigated Alice Huang, the woman who is an alleged Chinese intelligence asset and had an intimate relationship with former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and a possible entanglement with troubled server-maker Supermicro.
Key points
- On 24 June 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security, which regulates sensitive goods subject to export controls, visited Megaspeed in Singapore to check the hardware it bought arrived at its intended destination.
- It is not unusual for Singapore-based companies to acquire goods that never reach the island, because it promotes itself as the ideal spot from which to run an operation that trades across Asia.
- The document reveals that Singapore’s Police Force (SPF) and Customs agency commenced an investigation into Ms.
Singaporean authorities say they received only “limited cooperation” from Supermicro, so in July 2025 the office of the nation’s Attorney General asked US authorities for help.
Additional details
- Huang provided inaccurate information “to downplay her role in Megaspeed.” “She was issued a stern warning and barred from re-entering the country.” The police returned her passport and Ms.
- Whoever replaces Jensen Huang as Nvidia’s CEO will surely face many questions about the company’s practices.
- Those limits are a big reason why Malaysia’s Johor region, which is under 20kms from the border with Singapore and a joint special economic zone, has become a major datacenter province.
- US authorities provided only “limited assistance” in the matter, despite Singapore asking for help.
- “Since September 2025, SPF has repeated this request on several occasions to the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” the statement reveals.
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