Peter Martin and Philip J. Heijmans

November 14, 2026 — 7:30pm

Singapore : The Jensen Huang saga is the latest example of what governments around the world say is a broad push by China to steal commercial and technological secrets and gather intelligence on foreign leaders and military plans.

The revelation that Nvidia’s now ex-CEO had an affair with a woman suspected of spying for China has rocked the US artificial intelligence boom and thrust allegations that Beijing is seeking to infiltrate Western tech giants into public view. It fits into what foreign officials say is a globe-spanning project.

In Germany, prosecutors allege a married couple posing as interpreters and car industry employees cultivated professors in AI, computer science and aerospace, drawing some to China for paid “civilian” lectures delivered to state arms companies.…