China’s top chipmakers, with strong government backing, are aiming to boost their output of advanced semiconductors to meet burgeoning AI demand, despite ongoing US restrictions, reports Nikkei. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co (SMIC), Hua Hong and several Huawei-linked chipmakers are expanding or aiming to start production of chips with the most advanced technology available, including on the 7-nanometer […]
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Chinese electric vehicle (EV) producer Geely Auto said it is betting on longer-range and faster-charging technologies, rather than price cuts, to consolidate its leading position in the world’s largest car market, reports the South China Morning Post. Jerry Gan Jiayue, CEO of the firm’s car subsidiary, pledged that the carmaker, as a bellwether player, would “oppose involution”, […]
Chinese dronemaker DJI said it has filed a suit challenging the Federal Communications Commission decision to bar imports of all of its new models and critical components, reports Reuters. The ban also includes products from Autel, another China-based drone maker. DJI, the world’s largest dronemaker, said in a statement it had challenged the FCC decision in […]
This year’s Chinese New Year holiday period saw both an 8.2% increase in domestic travel, and an 8.6% increase in consumer spending compared to the year before, according to official figures. The holiday for this year was increased from eight to nine days, and a range of stimulus policies were implemented by the Ministry of […]
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s latest AI model, set to be released as soon as next week, was trained on Nvidia’s most advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, reports Reuters, citing a senior Trump administration official. Were this to be the case, it could represent a violation of US export controls. The official said the US believed DeepSeek […]