Asian Governments React to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Exit: Confirming Supply and Monitoring Investigations

The departure of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has triggered widespread reactions across Asia. Some governments have moved quickly to confirm chip supply commitments, while others are monitoring the impact on local projects or addressing ongoing investigations.

In South Korea, the Ministry of Science stated that Nvidia had reaffirmed its plan to supply 260,000 advanced GPUs to the country and to continue joint AI projects. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, major suppliers of memory chips for Nvidia's AI processors, maintain close ties with the company. Additionally, South Korea's government AI strategy council held an emergency meeting on Friday to assess the potential impact of Huang's departure on the country's AI industry.

In Singapore, the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed that the investigation into Alice Huang, former CEO of Megaspeed, remains ongoing. Authorities seized her passport in June 2025 to investigate possible false declarations regarding server purchases. In February 2026, police found insufficient evidence to establish offenses related to these declarations but noted she knowingly provided inaccurate information about her role at Megaspeed. She was issued a warning and barred from re-entering Singapore. Singapore also mentioned receiving limited assistance from U.S. authorities despite repeated requests for information about server maker Supermicro.

In China, the Foreign Ministry rejected allegations linking a Chinese businesswoman to espionage as "groundless." A Reuters review indicated that Huang's exit has raised uncertainty over more than $3 billion in Chinese AI computing projects reliant on Nvidia's restricted processors. Many of these chips are subject to U.S. export controls, making them difficult for Chinese companies to obtain.