After his involvement in a spy scandal... How was Huang a “bridge” between China and America?

Jensen Huang, the head of Nvidia, may have unwittingly found himself in the middle of a spy scandal involving Chinese spies and American chips. But he has always been keen to position himself as a bridge between the two competing countries, which are also the two largest economies in the world. Huang moved from Taiwan to Thailand as a child, then to the United States; A background that gave him the linguistic and cultural skills necessary to handle business in both the United States and China.

As Huang grew closer to US President Donald Trump, this also caught the attention of Beijing. When Chinese leader Xi Jinping made an official visit in September, Huang was among a number of top technology executives who attended a dinner at the main table alongside Trump and Xi. In May, Huang joined Trump during a stop in Alaska on the way to Beijing, where he and his senior aides accompanied him aboard Air Force One.

An informed source told Ufaq News that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had briefed Trump on intelligence information indicating that Huang was in a relationship with a person suspected of being a Chinese spy, before the CEO of Nvidia boarded the plane. Although Trump publicly denied on Monday that he was aware of these allegations at the time. During that visit to Beijing, Huang succeeded in winning the hearts of many on the Internet in China - as well as followers around the world - when he took a spontaneous food tasting tour of the Chinese capital; He appeared eating pasta, enjoying ice cream, and eating barbecue while walking down the street surrounded by fans.

A woman asked him in one of the videos: “Jensen, what do you think about China?” To which he replied: “I love China.” Trump is scheduled to visit China again next week, to attend the APEC summit in Shenzhen.

When Trump was asked on Sunday - after the publication of these serious allegations - whether he would take Huang with him on his trip, the president replied, saying: “I don’t know, but I definitely will take him.” It is unclear whether Huang plans to go.