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, spokeswoman for the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said at a press briefing on Friday.
The latest claim from Beijing underscores the country’s accelerated efforts for chip self-sufficiency, as it seeks to cushion its tech sector against expanding US export controls.
Chinese chip companies are riding a historic wave of artificial intelligence hardware demand amid an agentic AI frenzy. China’s integrated circuit exports nearly doubled in the first seven months to US$216 billion, according to official data unveiled earlier this month.
