4 d. ago China’s secret weapon in chip battle with US: intense city rivalry

China’s megacities are moving in tandem to draw capital to semiconductor research and development, as Beijing accelerates its chip self-sufficiency drive in the face of tightening US export controls. Major technology hubs including Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hangzhou – and even lesser-known players like Hubei province – have all launched major chip industry investment projects in the past few months, with regions competing to emerge as powerhouses in the strategically vital sector, according to...

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1 week ago China’s rare earth export controls add new twist in US chip war, observer says

China’s latest rare earth export controls could open an unexpected new front in its chip war with the United States, a prominent Chinese industry observer said. Telecoms industry veteran Xiang Ligang said he was “very surprised” to see that new export control rules announced by the commerce ministry on Thursday included a clause requiring case-by-case review of rare earth exports intended for use in advanced chipmaking or military-related artificial intelligence (AI). In a post on social media,...

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1 week ago China’s new rare earth controls will hit global chip supply chain, analysts say

China’s latest export controls on rare earths are expected to have a direct impact on the global semiconductor supply chain, complicating the production of AI and memory chips from major US and South Korean suppliers, according to analysts. On Thursday, China’s Ministry of Commerce imposed a raft of new export controls on rare earth materials critical for the chip manufacturing process. It imposed restrictions on the export of technologies related to rare earth production, such as mining,...

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1 week ago China's new rare earth export controls will impact global chip supply chain, analysts say

China's new rare earth export controls will impact global chip supply chain, analysts say  Yahoo Finance

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2 w. ago China’s AI Resilience: Innovating Beyond U.S. Chip Export Controls

China’s AI Resilience: Innovating Beyond U.S. Chip Export Controls  WebProNews

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3 w. ago Taipei backtracks on South Africa chip controls in representative office row

Taiwan has reversed its semiconductor export controls on South Africa just two days after it announced them in protest over Pretoria’s push to relocate Taipei’s representative office. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs announced on Thursday that following discussions with the foreign ministry, it had decided to suspend its first unilateral chip curbs on a foreign government. The export controls unveiled on Tuesday were set to come into effect in late November and would have required prior...

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