Nvidia now employs close to 600 people in Beijing as it is slowly expanding in the country where it is facing an investigation over alleged violations of anti-monopoly law|Will Buckner|CC BY 2.0

Nvidia has added about 200 people in China to strengthen its team of researchers working on self-driving technologies and enhance its research capabilities, according to Bloomberg.

China is the chipmaker’s largest Asian market, accounting for 20% of its revenue.

Nvidia now employs close to 600 people in Beijing as it slowly expands in the country where it is facing an investigation over alleged violations of anti-monopoly law, a probe widely viewed as a response to Washington’s recent restrictions on the Chinese chip industry.