China aims for fivefold increase in advanced chip output to meet AI demand
China’s top chip manufacturers, with strong government backing, are racing to produce several times more advanced semiconductors to support the rise of domestic artificial intelligence chip developers, despite ongoing US restrictions on the sector, Nikkei Asia has learned. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), Hua Hong Semiconductor, and several Huawei-linked chipmakers…
bubmagMarch 5, 2026