Beijing rejects Chinese spy allegations involving Nvidia CEO, calls it a ‘smear campaign’

China on Monday rejected allegations that an alleged Chinese spy had attempted to get close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, calling the claims unsubstantiated and a smear campaign against Beijing.

“The so-called Chinese spy allegation is unsubstantiated. It is nothing but smears against China,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.

The response came after a report by The New York Times said Huang had acknowledged to Nvidia’s board that he had been intimate with a business executive whom US intelligence agencies determined was gathering information for Beijing.