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US commerce secy was sent secret memo on Nvidia CEO’s affair with Chinese spy: Report

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US commerce secy was sent secret memo on Nvidia CEO’s affair with Chinese spy: Report

US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick was sent a highly classified memo, overseen by secretary of State Marco Rubio, warning about Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's relationship with woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.The document, seen by Axios, which drew on surveillance of Alice Huang and an investigation into alleged chip smuggling involving her company, Singapore-based Megaspeed, was circulated before President Donald Trump's May 13-15 visit to China.Rubio oversaw the preparation of the memo, which detailed Huang's relationship with Alice Huang, whom US intelligence officials believe to be a Chinese intelligence agent, according to The New York Times.US President Donald Trump, while heading towards China in May, was briefed on intelligence shortly before Huang joined the Presidential trip at Trump’s invitation.Huang was initially left off the invitation list for business and technology leaders travelling to China with Trump in May.