I pieced together a timeline of what has happened to Mr. Huang recently.
I noticed that several key dates overlap closely, and many things that seemed to have no apparent explanation now seem to fit together.
On October 29, The New York Times was first to report that Jensen Huang may have become a target of Chinese intelligence operations, in a case involving Huang Le, a former senior executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed—yes, that older sister.
On November 7, the Financial Times reported further that a U.S. intelligence memo said Jensen Huang and Huang Le were romantically involved, and that Huang Le was suspected of having ties to Chinese intelligence agencies.
Also on November 7, Jensen Huang’s eldest daughter, Huang Minshan, abruptly canceled her planned trip to South Korea, which was due to begin on the 8th, citing “family reasons.” The itinerary included meetings with senior South Korean government officials.
Normally, this would be an important business trip arranged well in advance. Yet it was suddenly canceled right before departure.
On November 8, Jensen Huang sent an apology letter to all Nvidia employees, publicly admitting that he had been unfaithful to his wife and had hurt her and their children.
That same day, Nvidia’s board announced the formation of an independent investigative committee to look into whether Jensen Huang had become a target of a foreign intelligence operation.
Seen this way, the dates—from the media reports about the relationship, to his daughter’s sudden cancellation of her trip, to Jensen Huang’s public admission of infidelity—almost form a straight line.
It seems Mr. Huang’s troubles this time may be far more complicated than an ordinary extramarital affair.
I noticed that several key dates overlap closely, and many things that seemed to have no apparent explanation now seem to fit together.
On October 29, The New York Times was first to report that Jensen Huang may have become a target of Chinese intelligence operations, in a case involving Huang Le, a former senior executive at Singapore-based Megaspeed—yes, that older sister.
On November 7, the Financial Times reported further that a U.S. intelligence memo said Jensen Huang and Huang Le were romantically involved, and that Huang Le was suspected of having ties to Chinese intelligence agencies.
Also on November 7, Jensen Huang’s eldest daughter, Huang Minshan, abruptly canceled her planned trip to South Korea, which was due to begin on the 8th, citing “family reasons.” The itinerary included meetings with senior South Korean government officials.
Normally, this would be an important business trip arranged well in advance. Yet it was suddenly canceled right before departure.
On November 8, Jensen Huang sent an apology letter to all Nvidia employees, publicly admitting that he had been unfaithful to his wife and had hurt her and their children.
That same day, Nvidia’s board announced the formation of an independent investigative committee to look into whether Jensen Huang had become a target of a foreign intelligence operation.
Seen this way, the dates—from the media reports about the relationship, to his daughter’s sudden cancellation of her trip, to Jensen Huang’s public admission of infidelity—almost form a straight line.
It seems Mr. Huang’s troubles this time may be far more complicated than an ordinary extramarital affair.