# How the Jensen Huang affair changes the outlook for U.S.-China relations

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9 outlets covering · First listed: CNBC, Nov 12, 2026, 8:56 PM · Read it: <https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/13/jensen-huang-nvidia-us-china-relations.html>

The political climate heading into next week's Trump-Xi summit is drastically different from the last meeting in September.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 11, 2026, 10:00 PM: [Sources: some Trump officials questioned Jensen Huang's push for Trump to allow more chip sales to China, even before his affair with Alice Huang became public (Wall Street Journal)](<https://www.techmeme.com/261111/p54>) — Techmeme (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 7:52 AM: [Jensen Huang resigns](<https://apnews.com/article/nvidia-megaspeed-china-singapore-huang-5403f152a601cf82ce939f1d24fffa0f>) — Hacker News (Aggregator, United States)
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang Out At Nvidia After Affair Scandals](<https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/11/12/jensen-huang-out-at-nvidia-after-affair-scandals/>) — Forbes (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  The news comes after Nvidia shares plummeted more than 11% this week.
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:04 AM: [Jensen Huang is out as NVIDIA CEO](<https://www.engadget.com/2314584/jensen-huang-is-out-as-nvidia-ceo/>) — Engadget (Digital news, United States)
  He has held the position since the company's founding in 1993, but has recently been embroiled in an international scandal.
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:00 AM: [The Jensen Huang affair exposes corporate America’s China problem](<https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/6213893-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-affair/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States, rated Center)
  China has used its intelligence services, business relationships and industrial policies to obtain American technology and commercial secrets for decades.
- Nov 12, 2026, 12:59 PM: [Jensen Huang’s $470 Billion Affair](<https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-jensen-huangs-dollar470-billion-affair/>) — Wired (Magazine, United States)
  This week on “Uncanny Valley,” the team unpacks the Nvidia CEO’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy and what that means for the AI industry.
- Nov 12, 2026, 4:27 PM: [A third Jensen Huang affair just dropped](<https://mashable.com/tech/jensen-huang-affair-with-multiple-nvidia-employees>) — Mashable (Digital news, United States)
  The ousted Nvidia leader was allegedly sleeping with multiple employees in addition to allegations he had an affair with a Chinese spy.
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:56 PM: [How the Jensen Huang affair changes the outlook for U.S.-China relations](<https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/13/jensen-huang-nvidia-us-china-relations.html>) — CNBC (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  The political climate heading into next week's Trump-Xi summit is drastically different from the last meeting in September.
- Nov 12, 2026, 9:47 PM: [The downfall of Jensen Huang](<https://www.ft.com/content/ef8f85a6-e2d7-4d41-b70e-092b2567813a?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  After 33 years building Nvidia into the world’s most valuable company, its founder’s career disintegrated in less than two weeks