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In a significant development echoing past regulatory challenges, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has initiated a fresh antitrust investigation into US chipmaking giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM). Launched in October 2025, this probe centers on Qualcomm’s recent acquisition of the Israeli firm Autotalks, a move that Beijing alleges failed to comply with Chinese anti-monopoly…

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