China hawks in Washington could weaponise allegations that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence, despite denials from Beijing, Chinese experts warn. They said controversy would give US hardliners fresh ammunition to push for tougher curbs on AI chip exports to China. One of them compared the potential fallout to the 2023 “spy balloon” incident, when the US shot down in its airspace what Beijing said was an off-course weather balloon, putting relations on ice for...
Will Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair become another ‘spy balloon’ saga for US-China ties?
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SCMP - Feed 91By Alyssa Chen,Albee Zhang
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
China hawks in Washington could weaponise allegations that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence, despite denials from Beijing, Chinese experts warn. They said controversy would give US hardliners fresh ammunition to push for tougher curbs on AI chip exports to China. One of them compared the potential fallout to the 2023 “spy balloon” incident, when the US shot down in its airspace what Beijing said was an off-course weather balloon, putting relations on ice for...
Key Takeaways
- Will Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair become another ‘spy balloon’ saga for US-China ties?.
- China hawks in Washington could weaponise allegations that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese intelligence, despite denials from Beijing, Chinese experts warn.
- They said controversy would give US hardliners fresh ammunition to push for tougher curbs on AI chip exports to China.
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