Engineers work at a semiconductor enterprise in Dalian, Liaoning Province. State media has emphasised that making chips is not only very difficult, but represents the pinnacle of global cooperation. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese state media pushes back on chip nationalism after social media vilifies TSMC’s Nanjing expansion
- Nationalistic calls to stop TSMC’s expansion in Nanjing have been brewing after the foundry giant said it would invest US$2.87 billion to boost output there
- Xinhua warned that overhyping China’s progress in chip making could lead to ‘misguided confidence’ that hides the real challenges the country faces
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Engineers work at a semiconductor enterprise in Dalian, Liaoning Province. State media has emphasised that making chips is not only very difficult, but represents the pinnacle of global cooperation. Photo: Xinhua