Some Chinese social media users think this is just an affairpublished at 03:40 GMT
03:40 GMT
Fan Wang
Live page reporter
Chinese social media users woke up to a shock this morning when they saw reports that Jensen Huang had admitted to having an affair.
Hashtag “Jensen Huang admits affair” has generated nearly 10 million views within just hours, while “The person Jensen Huang cheated with” and several other hashtags are also gaining traction.
But as is often the case in tightly controlled China, there are already signs of censorship and, in some cases, self censorship.
Although these topics are generating more engagement than most other hashtags, they remain relatively low on the trending chart.
Chinese media is unsurprisingly muted on the spy allegation. Those outlets that did report on Huang’s statement omitted mention of national security concerns, as well as accusations that Alice Huang is a Chinese spy.
Many social media users appear to think this is no more than a marital scandal. “He wants to ge a divorce and protect some of his assets,” one Weibo user wrote.
“He just made a mistake every man could have made,” wrote another, referencing a phrase used by movie star Jackie Chan when referencing his own extramarital affair in 1999.
Some “self-media” accounts, which are not affiliated with state media, were not oblivious to the espionage allegation, though they stopped short of discussing it in details.
“Is she a Chinese spy or American spy?” one user asked. “It’s just political maneuvering,” another user wrote.