Taiwan Revokes Entry Permit for Alice Huang as Megaspeed Breaks Silence

Taiwan has revoked the entry permit of Alice Huang, the former Megaspeed executive whom U.S. officials reportedly suspect of working for Chinese intelligence, making it, in the interior minister's words, "impossible for her to enter Taiwan again." Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang delivered that verdict to lawmakers on Nov. 11, one day before Megaspeed issued its first public statement on the U.S. chip-diversion investigation.

The Singapore-based Nvidia customer, under U.S. criminal investigation over allegations it helped smuggle American chips into China, broke a long silence on Thursday, Nov. 12. Chairman and CEO James Tan Yong Pong said the company takes its obligations under U.S. export-control laws "extremely seriously" and described compliance as "a fundamental priority for the company." The statement, posted on the company website, said Megaspeed has cooperated with inspections by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security and "stands ready to cooperate fully with any other relevant U.S. government authority."

What did Megaspeed actually commit to?

Two things, both procedural. The company has retained "a leading U.S. law firm," which it declined to name, to lead a "comprehensive census" of its graphics processing units and to independently verify its export-control compliance practices. That is a notable admission for a firm that markets itself on its website as an "Nvidia Cloud Partner in the Asia-Pacific region" offering access to GB200 NVL72 and HGX H100 systems.

What the statement did not do is address the allegations about Alice Huang. That omission is hard to miss. Beijing, for its part, has called the spying claim "a groundless accusation, slander and a smear."

The pressure on Megaspeed is layered. Singapore police said in October 2025 they were investigating the company over "suspected breaches of our domestic laws," after a U.S. senator asked Commerce to examine whether it had diverted Nvidia chips; Singapore said last month the investigation remains open. Inside the U.S. administration, Axios reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confronted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over the failure to blacklist Megaspeed. Bloomberg reported that Nvidia's top lawyer asked Commerce about Alice Huang's detention before the probe stalled.

What did Reuters find in Victoria?

New reporting on the company's corporate plumbing raises its own questions. Filings for Megaspeed affiliates created in 2024 in Delaware and with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission each list the same 29-year-old man as sole officer, according to Reuters. The Australian filing names the Singapore parent as stockholder and gives his home address as Seymour News, a newsagency and lottery retailer in Seymour, Victoria, roughly an hour north of Melbourne.

The same man appears as a director of Megaspeed's Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai units. A woman who said she was his mother told Reuters she has run the shop for about 16 years, that her son lives in Shanghai and does not work there, and that he "had nothing to do with the company in Singapore." Megaspeed Australia's business address is a virtual office in central Sydney, a concierge confirmed. Reuters could not reach the director and found no evidence any Australian authority is investigating; the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation said it "does not confirm or comment on investigations." No chip shipments to the Australian entities were reported.

How did Taiwan handle Alice Huang?

Minister Liu told the Legislative Yuan's Internal Administration Committee that Huang "did indeed enter the country, but she is currently overseas," and that the immigration agency is reviewing its pre-screening, spot checks, interviews and post-visit measures. National Immigration Agency Director-General Lin Horng-en confirmed she entered on a Hong Kong passport and said, "We are aware of all her entry and exit records." Legislators cited documented visits in June 2024 and May 2025, with one questioning her use of a business visa.

In Washington, the enforcement picture continues to widen. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons have asked the administration to preserve all records on Nvidia's chip exports to China. Megaspeed's promised GPU census, once an unnamed U.S. law firm completes it, will be the first independent check on where the hardware actually went.