Geopolitical Leverage: In a major escalation of the ongoing chip war, Chinese authorities have added Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090D V2 gaming GPU to its official customs banned list. The restriction was strategically handed down precisely while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (pictured right in image_28.png) was in Beijing as part of a high-profile trade and diplomatic delegation. The chip was specifically designed by Nvidia with dialed-back specs to legally comply with strict U.S. export controls. However, Beijing's preemptive block signals a refusal to accept downgraded American tech, dealing a severe blow to Nvidia’s multi-billion-dollar consumer market in the region. Graphic: Financial Times / Reuters
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