Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) visits Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, on April 26, 2018. During the visit he called on China to develop its own core technologies. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) visits Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, on April 26, 2018. During the visit he called on China to develop its own core technologies. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) visits Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, on April 26, 2018. During the visit he called on China to develop its own core technologies. Photo: Xinhua
Craig Addison
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China reliant on US core technology for some time, but so is the world

America's unassailable lead in semiconductor manufacturing is the dividend from over 50 years of research and development

Craig Addison
Craig Addison

Updated: 7:50am, 4 Jul, 2018

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) visits Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, on April 26, 2018. During the visit he called on China to develop its own core technologies. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) visits Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, on April 26, 2018. During the visit he called on China to develop its own core technologies. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) visits Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, on April 26, 2018. During the visit he called on China to develop its own core technologies. Photo: Xinhua
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Craig Addison

Craig Addison

Craig Addison has covered Asia technology since 1992. He joined the Post in 2013.