
The sexiest part of the scandal is the sex: Former (as of Thursday) CEO is up to three alleged mistresses, including one potential Chinese spy who works for an Asian data-center firm. With these affairs, Huang has wrecked his personal reputation and probably his marriage.
In the public realm, however, more scrutiny should be cast on the president and his subordinates, with whom Huang had worked closely to expand Nvidia’s business to America’s chief geopolitical adversary. Huang was born in Taiwan; he should have no illusions about Beijing’s intentions for the world.