China's Foreign Ministry Responds on Alice Huang: Mao Ning Says She Is Not Aware of Reports She Is in Beijing, Urges U.S. to Stop Fabricating a Spy Narrative
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference in Beijing on November 12. A Bloomberg reporter said that, according to the agency's reporting, Megaspeed executive Alice Huang was now in Beijing, and asked whether the ministry could confirm that and comment. Mao replied: "I am not aware of the situation you mentioned."
At the same press conference, asked about the so-called "Chinese spy" narrative, Mao said China had already made its position clear; that China's technological progress relies on independent innovation and open cooperation; and that the U.S. side should stop fabricating a so-called spy narrative as an excuse for imposing a technology blockade.
Alice Huang is an executive at Megaspeed, an NVIDIA cloud partner. She has been reported to have had an affair with Jensen Huang, who has resigned as NVIDIA's chief executive, and U.S. authorities suspect her of spying for Beijing, allegations that have not been proven. China's Foreign Ministry has responded repeatedly in recent days that the so-called Chinese spy narrative is pure fabrication and smearing.
The matter saw further developments in several places this week: Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs said on November 12 that the declaration allegations against Alice Huang were not supported by sufficient evidence, that she had been sternly warned for providing false information to the police, and that she is barred from re-entering Singapore; Taiwan authorities the same day revoked her entry permit.
Taiwan Revokes Alice Huang's Entry Permit
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
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