China’s Semiconductor Self-Reliance - John Lee

The recent launch of Huawei’s new smartphone, a showcase of indigenous Chinese technology, has been followed by US expansion of export controls targeting China’s access to chips. This shows how despite US efforts to slow China’s technological rise, China continues to make progress in its quest for technological self-sufficiency. But China is not only developing its capabilities and domestic technological ecosystems, it is continuing to export these to the rest of the world. Many of these countries do not share US perceptions of the risks of Chinese technology. How this plays out over the next decade in the semiconductor and related industries is a pivotal geopolitical question, which we will delve into in this CKN Knowledge Session dedicated to the topic of “China’s Semiconductor Self-Reliance“. John Lee is a Researcher affiliated with LeidenAsiaCentre, and is the Director of East West Futures Consulting. His research focuses on China’s cyberspace governance and data regulation r