Singapore bars Megaspeed executive Alice Huang from re-entry

Singapore began investigating Megaspeed International and several other companies and their key officers in February 2025, the ministry said Thursday. The inquiry examined whether Megaspeed made false declarations in connection with server purchases and committed related offenses. It did not cover espionage, despite US officials’ suspicions, reported earlier by The New York Times, that Huang was a Chinese intelligence asset. China has repeatedly denied the claims.

The ministry said Singapore briefly impounded Huang’s passport in June 2025 to ensure she attended the investigation. It said that was when Singapore learned of US interest in Megaspeed and Huang. Singapore’s police sought more information about Supermicro, a US-based company and Nvidia partner, but since September 2025 the country had received “limited information or assistance” from the US, according to the statement.

Singapore concluded in February 2026 that there was insufficient evidence to establish Huang had committed offenses related to the potentially inaccurate declarations. Her passport was returned, and she left Singapore the following day, the ministry said. It separately accused her of knowingly giving police inaccurate information to downplay her role at Megaspeed, leading to the re-entry ban. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that Huang was living in Beijing.

Megaspeed CEO Tan Yong Pong said Thursday that the company welcomed government scrutiny and had cooperated with US government inspections. The company, which buys Nvidia chips and rents out access to them, plans a “comprehensive census” of its graphics processing units and an independent review of its export-control practices. It did not name the law firm hired for the review or give a timeline.

The New York Times has reported that Megaspeed is under a US criminal inquiry over alleged chip smuggling to China in violation of export controls. The company has denied diverting chips. Tan said it had cooperated with inspections by the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security.