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Lagging in semiconductors, China sees a chance to overtake the US with AI chips as 5G ushers in new era

This is the final part in a series of in-depth articles examining China’s efforts to build a stronger domestic semiconductor industry amid rising trade tensions
Here we look at whether the coming shift in computing from mobile to the internet of things is the break that China needs to close the technology gap

Topic | Semiconductors

Zen Soo , Sarah Dai in Beijing, Meng Jing

Published: 10:00pm, 18 Sep, 2019

Updated: 3:02am, 19 Sep, 2019

Illustration: Perry Tse

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Zen Soo

Zen Soo joined the Post in 2015. She covers China technology, in particular e-commerce, online to offline and mobile payments. She also writes about Southeast Asian tech companies.

Sarah Dai

Sarah Dai, based in Beijing, covers technology and capital flows in the world of start-ups in Greater China. Previously, she worked as financial correspondent for Caixin Media in Hong Kong for over two years and wrote for China Daily in Beijing and London.

Meng Jing

Based in Beijing, Jing covers the China tech scene for the Post. She writes a lot about artificial intelligence, robots and machines, but she cares more about people.