Rajeev Chandrasekhar mocks China over alleged Nvidia spy claims
The BJP leader questioned the need for research and development if technology can be accessed through honeytrapping.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar questioned the necessity of spending on research and development following allegations that China targeted Nvidia chief Jensen Huang. According to the Times of India, Chandrasekhar wrote on X that China uses honeytrapping as a cheaper and faster way to access technology.
The Kerala BJP chief stated that China follows a way where the ends justify any means and lacks global ethics or trust. He also referenced a post from six years ago, claiming that China has harvested technology from other nations through theft or deliberate assistance.
China has denied involvement in any espionage operation against Huang. Foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun described the claims as baseless vilification and smearing, as reported by AFP.
The Nvidia board has started an independent probe into reports that Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence operation. This involves Alice Huang, a former executive at the Singapore-based company Megaspeed.
US authorities suspect Alice Huang may have been recruited by China’s Ministry of State Security to collect information on the Nvidia chief and the firm. Megaspeed is also under scrutiny for its purchase of Nvidia AI chips.
Nvidia's board said it has no reason to believe company secrets or US national security were compromised, but will review all information. Huang has agreed to cooperate with the investigation.
