China accuses Nvidia of violating antitrust violations amid AI race with US

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00:00China's top market regulator is accusing NVIDIA of violating the country's antitrust laws,

00:06the latest flashpoint in escalating tensions with the United States over critical AI chip technology.

00:14China's state administration for market regulations says NVIDIA broke promises around

00:20fair competition and that the investigation into the chip giant is still ongoing.

00:24The findings stem from a probe launched last December, though officials did not specify which laws NVIDIA allegedly broke.

00:33The announcement comes as U.S. and Chinese leaders meet in Madrid to ease rising trade tensions.

00:39At the heart of the issue, NVIDIA's 2020 acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, an Israeli networking firm.

00:46China says NVIDIA failed to honor commitments made at the time,

00:50including preventing monopolistic behavior and ensuring Mellanox technology remained accessible to Chinese partners.

00:58The U.S. and China are locked in a high-stakes race for AI dominance,

01:02with both sides treating advanced chips as key to national security.

01:07Last month, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang met with President Trump and won approval to continue selling to China,

01:14a move that's drawn criticism from lawmakers who warn it could give Beijing a strategic edge.

01:20NVIDIA remains the global leader in AI chips, technology now at the center of a geopolitical power struggle.

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