Trump puts his chips on Huang as China spy storm gathers force

TOI correspondent in Washington: In Washington, national security issues usually require a healthy dose of suspicion, particularly where China is concerned.

But in a remarkable display of trust, US President Donald Trump is repeatedly vouching for Nvidia chief Jensen Huang following disclosures that he may have been ensnared in a Chinese honey-trap.Speaking at the White House on Monday after revealing he had spoken to Huang, Trump described him as “a great, brilliant person, and we want to protect our brilliant people." Asked whether Huang knew that the woman he was having an affair with was allegedly a Chinese intelligence operative, Trump recounted asking him directly.