China’s chip supply chain ‘safer’ as self-sufficiency push gains traction, says top planner

SCMP TechAugust 28, 2026en

China’s semiconductor supply chain was much “safer”, the country’s top economic planner said on Friday, signalling progress in the country’s chip self-sufficiency drive amid mounting pressure from US export controls. The supply chain security of the domestic chip industry had “significantly improved” this year, with home-grown chipmaking equipment and materials growing steadily, marking a transition from “isolated technological breakthroughs” to “full-chain industrial synergy”, Li Chao,...

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