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Tuesday 4 August 2026
China's chip output jumps nearly 350% in a decade as semiconductor supply chain expands
China's industrial enterprises above the designated size produced 484.28 billion integrated circuits in 2025, up nearly 350% from 108.72 billion in 2015, as the country expanded manufacturing...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
China tightens chip layout design protection to strengthen domestic semiconductor innovation

China has revised its regulations on the protection of integrated circuit (IC) layout designs, introducing stricter registration requirements,...

Tuesday 4 August 2026
CXMT reportedly weighs second Beijing DRAM fab as Chinese cities compete for memory chip investment

China's leading DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is considering building a second 12-inch memory chip fabrication plant in...

Monday 3 August 2026
Beijing's AI 'golden circle' draws Moonshot, Z.ai, US$14B in funding
Beijing is emerging as one of China's most prominent artificial intelligence clusters as competition in large language models intensifies. Moonshot AI's recently released open-source...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
China chip substitution accelerates as chill effect looms
China's semiconductor self-reliance push has notched new gains, with Chinese AI giants expanding purchases of domestic AI chips and facing direct pressure from Beijing to use more...
Tuesday 28 July 2026
Energy storage unicorn expands in Baotou as China's industry chain accelerates integration
Inner Mongolia HyperStrong Technology is a major production subsidiary established by Beijing HyperStrong Technology in Baotou, Inner Mongolia. Its development offers a useful case...
Thursday 23 July 2026
Kimi K3 under fire, part 2: Why Beijing sees a US containment campaign
China is framing Washington's allegations against Moonshot AI as more than an intellectual property dispute. Chinese officials, state-backed media and policy commentators see the scrutiny...
Wednesday 22 July 2026
US-China AI rivalry, part 2: Beijing weighs controls on model weights, training data, chip designs

The forthcoming AI dialogue between Washington and Beijing is less a sign of easing tensions than of a changing rivalry. Both governments...

Wednesday 22 July 2026
China weighs stricter AI and chip export curbs after Kimi K3 benchmark win

China is considering tighter export controls on artificial intelligence and semiconductor technologies amid intensifying competition...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's magnet exports hit records — but the tap stays political

China's exports of rare-earth permanent magnets reached record levels in the first half of 2026, yet the same customs data reveal a...

Tuesday 21 July 2026
China's Z.ai reportedly powers up 1GW data center built entirely on domestic chips

Chinese AI developer Z.ai has completed a giant data center running exclusively on domestically made chips, a milestone in Beijing's...

Friday 17 July 2026
China unveils first official commercial space roster, backing established players and the NTN ecosystem

An organization under China's State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) released the...

Friday 17 July 2026
China moves to institutionalize its vision for global AI governance as Xi launches cooperation body
China used the opening of the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai to institutionalize its bid to shape global governance of artificial intelligence (AI),...
Thursday 16 July 2026
China's top seller of AI compute has emerged without owning the GPUs

Beijing Approach AI Technology Co., or Approaching.AI, raised more than CNY1 billion within six months by selling AI tokens generated...

Wednesday 15 July 2026
US licenses widen Nvidia H200 access in China, but shipments remain minimal

Nvidia H200 exports to China are expanding to a broader group of licensed buyers, though actual deliveries remain negligible under...