Why is China Rejecting Nvidia's H20 Semiconductors?
China has reportedly urged local companies to not buy American semiconductors, especially those made by Nvidia and AMD. The curbs come weeks after Donald Trump lifted the export ban on Nvidia's H20 chips to China. Why is China rejecting Nvidia's chips? Is the chip war escalating? Palki Sharma tells you.
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