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China, asked about Nvidia probe, says 'spy narrative' is unsubstantiated

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This screengrab from video footage by CTI obtained via AFPTV on November 9, 2026 shows Alice Huang, right, a Chinese executive linked to the data center company called Megaspeed, attending a dinner hosted by Nvidia's chief executive and co-founder Jensen Huang, left in black back facing camera, at a restaurant in Taipei, during Computex, the island's top tech expo, May 22, 2025. AFP-Yonhap

This screengrab from video footage by CTI obtained via AFPTV on November 9, 2026 shows Alice Huang, right, a Chinese executive linked to the data center company called Megaspeed, attending a dinner hosted by Nvidia's chief executive and co-founder Jensen Huang, left in black back facing camera, at a restaurant in Taipei, during Computex, the island's top tech expo, May 22, 2025. AFP-Yonhap

BEIJING — China's foreign ministry, asked on Monday about Nvidia probing whether CEO Jensen Huang had been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, said the "so-called Chinese spy narrative" is unsubstantiated.

Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the comment at a daily news briefing in Beijing.