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Thursday 9 July 2026
What China's rumored limited reopening to Nvidia's H200 implies for US-China chip contest and Beijing's drive for self-reliance
China's rumored tentative plan to allow a handful of its largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies to purchase a small number of Nvidia H200 chips has implications that extend...
Thursday 9 July 2026
China AI compute race enters supernode era with Huawei Atlas 950 WAIC debut

China's AI compute race is shifting to supernodes, as cloud providers and model developers seek domestic infrastructure capable of handling...

Thursday 9 July 2026
Taiwan says China's slow growth could become the new normal
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council told lawmakers on July 8 that China's 2026 15th Five-Year Plan is focused on expanding domestic demand and boosting consumption, but that deep structural...
Thursday 9 July 2026
China's AI chip buyers turn from Nvidia to local suppliers in H20 squeeze

Chinese companies are shifting more AI accelerator spending away from Nvidia and toward domestic suppliers, a sign that US-China technology...

Thursday 9 July 2026
China 618 smartphone sales fall 13% as Huawei takes lead
China's smartphone sales fell 13% year over year during the 2026 618 e-commerce shopping festival, as higher memory costs and less aggressive promotions weighed on demand, according...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
AI memory boom turns price hikes into antitrust flashpoint across supply chain
As AI demand drives record price increases in the memory market, the aftermath of such volatility is weighing on the wider supply chain, rippling into downstream industries where manufacturers...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Netherlands presses China talks on Nexperia and ASML trade frictions
The Netherlands used a trade mission to Beijing this week to reopen economic ties with China while semiconductor tensions remained at the center of the agenda. Dutch trade officials...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Apple tests CXMT DRAM, thrusting China's memory champion into AI spotlight

China's CXMT has moved from a little-known state-backed DRAM maker to one of the most closely watched companies in the global memory...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Volkswagen faces defining test as board weighs sweeping restructuring in face of Chinese competition in its biggest market
Volkswagen is entering one of the most critical periods in its recent history, as its supervisory board prepares to meet on July 9 to discuss a restructuring plan that could include...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Inspur forecasts sharp first-half profit growth
Inspur Industry said its first-half profit is likely to rise sharply in 2026, reflecting stronger demand and improved execution as investors monitor developments across China's technology...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
Dongfeng Nissan seeks turnaround amid weak Chinese auto market
China's car market is increasingly divided between weak domestic demand and strong overseas growth, with electric vehicles (EVs) pushing further into the Middle East, Europe, and Africa...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
China cost cuts put US$1T robotaxi market within reach by 2040

China's falling robotaxi supply chain costs could help push the global autonomous taxi market to US$1 trillion by 2040, with Waymo...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Beijing's rumored AI model debate signals new era of technology controls
Beijing appears to be edging toward restricting overseas access to its most advanced artificial-intelligence (AI) models, a shift that would mirror recent moves in Washington and signal...
Wednesday 8 July 2026
China unveils memristor chip for real-time neural dynamics, pushes computing into millisecond range

A Chinese research team has developed a phase-change memristor-based neural dynamical system chip, offering a potential hardware path...

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Chinese equipment maker wins first large-format PLP lithography order for AI packaging equipment
Circuit Fabology Microelectronics Equipment (CFMEE) has secured China's first commercial order for a large-format panel-level packaging lithography tool, marking the company's entry...