### [2026-11-8](/feed/2026/11/8/index.md)

##### China–United States relations
# NVIDIA announces it is opening an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang after American intelligence reported that a close associate of Huang was a spy for China. Huang admitted to an extramarital affair with the associate in a letter to the company earlier in the day. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cm78p221e313t)
2. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/technology/nvidia-investigation-jensen-huang-china.html)

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