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9 November 2026

Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, told staff on Sunday 8 Nov that he was deeply sorry for being unfaithful to his wife. The New York Times reports that Beijing recruited a Chinese national, Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, to gather intelligence on him during the relationship. Alice Huang reportedly held a senior post at Megaspeed International, a Singapore data centre firm that describes itself as a partner of Nvidia's cloud operations in Asia-Pacific. Photographs from a 2024 industry event appear to show the two together. AFP has been unable to verify the online profile listing her past jobs, and the companies named have been asked for comment.

29 October 2026

France and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has apologised to China and its people after a clip of him discussing a meme that shows his face on a Chinese dictator went viral. The image is widely read as a reference to Mao Zedong. Three Chinese sponsors, Dongpeng, Mengniu and Milkground, have ended their deals with him. China Media Group has said it will suspend broadcasts of LaLiga and other matches involving Mbappé, and LaLiga has expressed deep regret over the hurt caused to Chinese fans.

28 October 2026

Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid and La Liga have apologised to China after Mbappé called Mao Zedong a Chinese dictator in a French talk-show meme comment. Mbappé, France captain, said his remark was ill-judged and hurt many people in China. Dongpeng, Mengniu and Milkground ended their agreements with him, and China Media Group suspended La Liga broadcasts. China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday 28 Oct it takes the apology seriously. Real Madrid's games remained unavailable to viewers in China on Wednesday.

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