Chinese officials have summoned domestic companies, including major tech firms Tencent and ByteDance, over their purchases of Nvidia’s H20 chips, demanding explanations and expressing concerns about information risks. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and other agencies have also held meetings in recent weeks with Baidu and smaller Chinese tech companies. According to sources speaking…
Nvidia said its chips had no “back doors” after China’s cyberspace regulator interviewed company representatives over alleged security risks associated with its H20 chips, which were tailor-made for Chinese customers, although it remains unclear what impact Beijing’s mistrust of the US firm will have over time. “Cybersecurity is critically important to us,” an Nvidia representative…
European chip equipment giant ASML has launched a project designed to discover and foster key engineering talent in China, in the latest show of its commitment to the market despite intensified US restrictions on advanced chipmaking technologies. The Dutch lithography system maker has launched a science competition aimed at deepening public understanding of lithography –…
As Shenzhen approaches 45 years as a special economic zone (SEZ), the importance of opening up in driving China’s progress was stressed by none other than Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei. “The more open the country becomes, the more it will drive our progress,” he told People’s Daily in a recent interview, speaking also of…
The unfolding US-China tech war is likely to endure the barrage of Trump-tariffs. In the long run, it may even be defining – one from which India can significantly gain if leveraged effectively. The tech deal in India’s proposed trade deal is the trump card on the table that must be seen outside the confines…
All non-Chinese chip manufacturers face risk in China because the government is seeking to break the country’s dependence on technology from outside. Until last year, this remained a distant goal, but the transition has begun with restrictions on Chinese local and central government purchases of new PCs and servers. The risks from that shift, and…
China has disclosed details about a 60 billion yuan (US$8.2 billion) state fund aimed at early-stage investments in artificial intelligence (AI) projects, underscoring Beijing’s commitment to advancing the industry through state-led investments. Zhang Jianhua, an official from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology overseeing the fund, said at a conference in Shenzhen that the…
US technology giant Google moved to assure developers in China on Friday that its Android mobile operating system (OS) will remain open source after a change to how it publishes its code raised concerns that developers may lose access. Google, owned by Mountain View, California-based Alphabet, sent a notice to its China-based partners to assure…
The Hong Kong government’s investment arm will unveil a partnership with a company specialising in open-source RISC-V chip technology on Friday and later host a joint summit. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday the partnership to be announced by the government-owned Hong Kong Investment Corporation would help accelerate the development of related industries…
As China’s political elite gather for the country’s annual legislative sessions in March, we examine the broader forces likely to influence policies for the coming year – and how decision-makers will respond to the unpredictable second term of US President Donald Trump. In the first part of this series, Frank Chen surveys the status of…