US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was investigating allegations that the Chief Executive of American technology giant Nvidia was targeted by a suspected Chinese spy.
Jensen Huang has admitted to an extramarital affair with a Chinese businesswoman whom American intelligence reportedly suspects of gathering information for Beijing.
China has denied the espionage allegations, while Trump has publicly defended the billionaire executive.
The controversy comes ahead of a planned meeting between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, next week.
President Trump says he personally called Nvidia chief Jensen Huang, who denied knowing the woman was allegedly a Chinese spy.
The President defended Huang as an honourable man, while the FBI investigates possible national security implications.
Beijing has dismissed the espionage allegations as unsubstantiated.
Nvidia, an American technology giant whose chips power artificial intelligence, says it has no reason to believe sensitive information was compromised.
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