China is pursuing more independence in the supply of key technologies and components, including semiconductors. Photo: Xinhua China is pursuing more independence in the supply of key technologies and components, including semiconductors. Photo: Xinhua
China is pursuing more independence in the supply of key technologies and components, including semiconductors. Photo: Xinhua
China economy
Economy /  China Economy

Chinese officials bemoan ‘significant catch-up’ needed with US on chipmaking, as industrial decoupling looms

  • China must become more technologically independent in the face of US decoupling, a Beijing symposium hears
  • US restrictions on the flow of American technology to China has exposed weak links in the economy, former industry minister Li Yizhong says

Topic |   China economy
Frank Tang
Frank Tang in Beijing

Updated: 10:48pm, 10 Jul, 2020

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China is pursuing more independence in the supply of key technologies and components, including semiconductors. Photo: Xinhua China is pursuing more independence in the supply of key technologies and components, including semiconductors. Photo: Xinhua
China is pursuing more independence in the supply of key technologies and components, including semiconductors. Photo: Xinhua
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