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China firms barred from buying Nvidia chips

Beijing accused the company of violating its anti-monopoly law


Reuters September 18, 2025 Less than a minute read
China has initiated an antitrust investigation into Nvidia, the world’s largest provider of processors that power artificial intelligence (AI). PHOTO: PEXELS

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BEIJING:

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said on Wednesday the US and Beijing "have larger agendas to work out" after media reports of China's internet regulator ordering top tech firms to halt purchases of the American company's AI chips and cancel existing orders.

Successive US administrations have restricted China's access to advanced chips, prompting Beijing to press domestic firms to turn away from American suppliers, hitting industry leaders like Nvidia.

The report comes just days after Beijing accused the company of violating its anti-monopoly law, marking another flare-up in the trade war with Washington, while US officials voiced national security concerns at trade talks with China in Madrid this week.

The Cyberspace Administration of China has directed companies including ByteDance and Alibaba to terminate their testing and orders of the RTX Pro 6000D, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

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