This is the real explanation. Huang's behavior has cost other rich people money. Trump's behavior has not. Simple

This thread is so full of information and this is the first comment actually speaking the truth. The media is pushing the affair as the big news but that's not the story.

It's treason. Aided by the Trump administration who has known for well over a year.

I think people think the spy shit mattered. I am pretty sure the 2 (and maybe more who knows) employees he was fucking was the bigger problem for the board. They were fine with him skirting export bans, that’s more money. That she was a “Chinese spy” is great for them they can pretend they weren’t at fault and it was them being exploited by the big bad cummunists, while Trump knew and didn’t give a fuck.

I'll take corporate espionage and that sort of shit over sweeping victimizing, raping, and murdering children under the rug 10/10 times. "That's not to say it's worse than..." - It isn't even fucking close.

Nah. He wasn't even asked to step down, the idea wasn't even floated, until the second (and third) mistress was discovered.

The funny thing is that from what we know; he's not likely some "I'm gonna help China destroy the US! Muahahaha!" Kind of guy.

His public statements about trade restrictions have been very much "dude, I wanna sell more shit and make more money; China is a huge market. Wtf happened to 'free market' shit?"

Like, if she really was a spy he likely just got honey potted. He's clearly known for having mistresses. Think that's a pretty obvious open secret for anyone that knew him. And if she did convince him to be more positive towards trade with China there is literally no reason I can think that's better than just the incentives of a CEO to make more money.

I just find it funny if China was able to obtain information, or sway opinions, from one of the most important CEOs in the USA; because that CEO was frustrated that America wasn't allowing him to Capitalism hard enough.

Like, I hope for the US Capitalist sake that she isn't a spy. Because it's just pathetic if she is. The "scary communist state" of China was able to honeypot a CEO and turn him towards pro China trade by literally just appealing to "free market capitalism". Because that's literally all we have that is concrete from his actions or words.

China is winning in the same way it always has. Offering American capitalist the candy that they want; you can't make this shit up.

Yeah its not just 'mistress', its:

Mistress that really seems to have engaged in the mass unsanctioned import of export-controlled equipment, and the likely illegal exporter of this export-controlled equipment was the lover of said mistress, who thus also massively illegally exported this equipment.

The affair is incidental, the main issue is dodging export restrictions that were in place for national security purposes.

Like, if the US actually enforced its own laws, Huang would be facing prison for potentially 20 to 40 years.

But they allowed him to flee to Beijing, so... whoopsie daisy, I guess!

Corrolary to this; this is part of why its delusionally hilarious for Elon to offer Huang a job. In all likelihood, under a Democratic government, Huang would be instantly arrested... Huang likely can never safely return to the USA, rofl.

Also the others are people IN HIS COMPANY that may or may not have gotten jobs BECAUSE of those affairs. Which is a huge no no.

Less than the spy stuff but enough for the board to be like “your huang will take us all down if it cannot be contained”.