The Aporia · Nvidia scandal may test fragile US-China truce, experts say

Experts warn that a growing scandal involving Nvidia may strain the delicate relationship between the US and China, especially as there are increasing demands from the US to tighten export controls on semiconductors ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen. Analyst Ilaria Mazzocco suggests this issue could further impact future negotiations, including another expected meeting in December during the G20 summit in Miami, highlighting how both nations’ leverage, such as China’s control over rare earth materials, complicates potential US actions to restrict semiconductor exports.

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The Nvidia scandal is raising concerns about its potential impact on the fragile truce between the US and China, as analysts warn that calls for tighter semiconductor export controls are growing in Washington. This comes just days before US President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen, China. Ilaria Mazzocco, a senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, suggests that the scandal's implications may be more significant during another expected meeting between Trump and Xi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami in December. Mazzocco notes that both countries rely on leverage from each other, particularly China’s dominance in rare earths, which might restrict Washington’s ability to tighten export restrictions.

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calls in Washington grow to tighten semiconductor export controls

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bilateral arrangement was underpinned by the leverage each country held over the other, particularly China’s dominance in rare earths, which could limit Washington’s room to tighten restrictions

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Mazzocco was referring to another Trump-Xi meeting expected in December on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami.

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Nvidia scandal may test fragile US-China truce, experts say · speculative framing

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“I think that [scandal] could have a bigger impact down the line during the meeting in Miami or even further down the line,” said Ilaria Mazzocco, a senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies. uncertain

Mazzocco → think → Studies

Mazzocco was referring to another Trump-Xi meeting expected in December on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami. asserted

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Mazzocco added that the bilateral arrangement was underpinned by the leverage each country held over the other, particularly China’s dominance in rare earths, which could limit Washington’s room to tighten restrictions. uncertain

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