- China will know if Google’s Android OS damages its smartphone market
- Nvidia under fire after its acquisition of Mellanox Technologies
- Intel dominates the Chinese CPU market
Chinese anti -rut regulators have reportedly opened probes in US tech giants Google and Nvidia, with Intel also potentially towards a study.
The news comes after President Trump introduced an additional 10% duty on imports coming from China – People’s Republic Republic reciprocated with his own import tariffs on goods received from the United States.
Despite a lack of details, we know that the Google study is set to focus on its Android operating system.
China launches probes to larger US companies
Antitrust -investigators allegedly investigate whether the Android operating system is damaging Chinese smartphone producers such as Oppo and Xiaomi, according to sources familiar with the case (via Financial Times). The probe goes back to 2019, but after being put on the back burner, it hit the headlines again in December 2024 when China opened the probe again.
This month, State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) worker -worker Google’s Beijing office visited.
Elsewhere, Nvidia faces allegations of competitive behavior on the basis of complaints from other industry members. China’s Competition Authority allowed its acquisition of Mellanox technologies on the basis that it would ensure a stable supply to Chinese customers and continue to support competition.
No official confirmation of an Intel study has been received; It could target the company’s dominance in China’s CPU market.
Although antitrut surveys are not unique to China – the United States, the EU and Britain have all launched their own probes to many US and international tech giants – the timing coincides with heated tensions between the US and China after months of increasing restrictions on Chinese access to OS AI and Advanced technologies.
On the flip side, China has introduced restrictions on its tungsten, tellurium, vismut, molybdenum and indium exports – all critical elements of the tech industry.
