China on Monday accused Nvidia of violating the country's anti-monopoly law, the latest escalation in its trade war with the United States that has claimed the chipmaker as collateral damage. The statement from China's market regulator was made after what it said was a preliminary probe into Nvidia's business practices,

Nvidia was also found to have violated the terms of the regulator’s conditional approval of its acquisition of Israeli chip designer Mellanox Technologies.

While the U.S. and China have agreed on a basic framework, the Chinese government will review and approve matters related to the app’s technology exports and licensing of intellectual property rights...