
フアンCEOのスパイ疑惑を巡り、ベセント財務長官が規制実施に慎重なラトニック商務長官を追及
米アクシオスは、エヌビディア製先端半導体の中国への密輸疑惑がある企業に対する輸出規制を、ラトニック米商務長官が先送りしてきたと報じた。フアンCEOのスパイ疑惑が浮上する中、ベセント財務長官が5日、実施に慎重な理由を問いただした。
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エヌビディア製の先端半導体が中国に密輸されている疑いがあり、米国政府が輸出規制を検討している。フアンCEOのスパイ疑惑が浮上する中、ベセント財務長官がラトニック商務長官に規制実施の慎重な姿勢を問いただした。
【ワシントン時事】米ニュースサイト「アクシオス」は11日、エヌビディア製の先端半導体を中国に密輸している疑いのある企業に対する輸出規制を、ラトニック米商務長官が先送りしてきたと報じた。同社のフアン最高経営責任者(CEO)を巡るスパイ疑惑が浮上する中、ベセント財務長官が5日、実施に慎重な理由を問いただしたという。
フアンCEOの解任準備 米エヌビディアの取締役会―報道
フアン氏が不貞関係を認めた女性は、中国情報機関の工作員とされる。エヌビディア製半導体の密輸に関与した疑いがあるシンガポールのメガスピード社の幹部を務めていた。
報道によれば、ラトニック氏は5日、ホワイトハウスでベセント氏やルビオ国務長官、ヘグセス国防長官らと議論。ベセント氏はラトニック氏に、メガスピードに対する輸出規制をなぜ実施しないのかをただしたところ、ラトニック氏は「中国との貿易戦争が始まる」などと主張。これに対し、規制を求める出席者全員が異議を唱えた。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
エヌビディアのフアンCEOに対する取締役会の解任議論が本格化する
Likely · Within weeks
メガスピード社に対する輸出規制が実施される
Possible · Within weeks

WSJ reported that the board of US semiconductor giant Nvidia is preparing to dismiss CEO Huang. The FBI has also started an investigation into allegations of infidelity with women who are believed to be agents of the Chinese government.

The Fair Trade Commission applied the ``commitment procedure'' of administrative sanctions to Amazon Japan, which had been asking sellers to lower prices, and approved an improvement plan. Amazon will revise its system that requires ``competitive prices'' and improve its system within six months to display recommendations even if the price is not the lowest.

On the 11th, the Fair Trade Commission approved the improvement plan submitted by Amazon Japan and concluded its investigation into suspected violations of the Antimonopoly Act. The company was suspected of allocating cart boxes to sellers on the condition that they sell for less than the lowest price on other sites.

Family Mart's clothing brand ``Convenience Wear'' began selling collaboration products with former yokozuna Chiyono Fuji in late August, and they became so popular that they quickly disappeared from store shelves in Japan and Taiwan. Creative director Hiroshi Ochiai (49) proposed this to Akimoto Co., Ltd., run by Chiyonofuji's family, with the aim of creating communication across generations through sumo.

The Financial Times reported that the US Department of Commerce has decided not to add Singaporean company MegaSpeed to the export control list. Suspicions of smuggling Nvidia products into China have surfaced, and shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit over the relationship between CEO Huang and a woman who is believed to be an agent. The New York Times reported that President Trump was also briefed on the flight to China. Since 2023, at least $7.5 billion worth of Nvidia semiconductors have gone to Chinese companies.

At a press conference on the 10th, Mayor Tatsuo Igarashi of Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, emphasized the need for business operators to secure financial resources, consider the surrounding environment, and coexist with the local community regarding the two data center construction plans underway in the city. Regarding the plan surrounding the smart IC, the city sought the understanding of landowners, indicated a policy of issuing subsidies to businesses, and explained that the ``Regional Coexistence Guidelines,'' which call for the use of 100% renewable energy, are not legally binding.