The ongoing Dutch restrictions against Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia risk causing “multi-layered and irreversible” real-world damage to the stability of semiconductor supply chains in Europe and globally, deputy chief of a chip industry association has warned in an exclusive interview with the Global Times. The comments from Wei Shaojun, vice chairman of the China Semiconductor Industry Association (CSIA), came in response to the Netherlands placing Nexperia under special administrative measures over so-called security concerns. The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs revealed on October 12, 2025 that it had invoked the 1952…
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Chinese A-share tech stocks extended last week’s rally on Monday, with more than half of the sector rising in early trading and seven stocks posting gains of more than 5 percent. On Sunday, Bloomberg described China’s market performance by “another key element of investing in Asia tech.” Earnings growth for a gauge of China’s tech megacaps is poised for a major inflection point in 2026 when it’s expected to overtake Magnificent 7 for the first time since 2022, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. As enthusiasm for the nation’s tech sector picked…
In his annual address to French ambassadors at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron outlined France’s foreign policy priorities, sharply criticizing the US for “gradually turning away” from some of its allies and “breaking free from international rules,” while leveling criticisms and claims against China and Russia, according to a press release issued by the Élysée Palace. A Chinese expert noted that Macron’s criticism appears to be mostly aimed at the US following a series of Washington’s actions, although he also criticized Russia and made…
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” has continued the franchise’s unbeatable winning streak. James Cameron’s latest “Avatar” film has grossed over $1 billion at the global box office, making the franchise the highest-grossing trilogy in history, and is one of only four films in 2025 to cross the worldwide billion-dollar mark. It will likely not break the records of the first or second film. But even so, you cannot argue that the series is anything short of a colossal success. One of the things few people discuss about the “Avatar” films is…
China’s resolve to promote innovation-driven development to accelerate the cultivation of new growth drivers is expected to help the country gain an edge in strategic emerging fields and tech frontiers, and boost the nation’s long-term competitiveness globally amid external uncertainties, said experts, economists and company executives. Highlighting the pivotal role of sci-tech innovation in driving industrial upgrades and nurturing new quality productive forces, they said future policies will attach greater importance to strengthening fundamental research, achieving breakthroughs in core technologies in key fields and promoting industrial application of innovative achievements.…
BEIJING — The scale of China’s core artificial intelligence (AI) industry is expected to exceed 1.2 trillion yuan (about $170 billion) in 2025, according to a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) noted at an industry forum held recently in Beijing that AI technology has reached a pivotal turning point, accelerating its shift from technical innovation to generating real-world productive forces. The institute highlighted significant upgrades in large AI models this year, with their language and multi-modal…
As humanoid robots go from laboratories to factory floors, hospitals, shopping malls and homes, a key question emerges: what if they are damaged or damage others? In November, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Business Incubator purchased insurance for two 60-kilogram humanoid robots, at a premium of about 5,000 yuan ($707) per robot. If damage occurs within one year, the business incubator will receive a maximum compensation of 500,000 yuan. This was the first insurance policy for embodied intelligent robots in Hubei province. The robots will be open for use…
United States President Donald Trump’s decision to conditionally approve exports of Nvidia’s advanced H200 artificial-intelligence semiconductors to China has drawn wide attention. But while the move reflects the eased bilateral trade tensions, two realities remain unchanged: China is an indispensable market for global AI-chipmakers, and Washington’s high-tech export controls on China remain firmly in place. China is one of the world’s largest and most competitive AI markets. For Nvidia — whose revenues were unavoidably hit this year after sales of its H20 chips to China were restricted by the US…
The recent launch of a multirole satellite jointly developed by Chinese and Arab engineers has marked a “new milestone for the cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and China,” according to the Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellites. The Arab Satellite 813 was lifted into its preset orbital position on Wednesday by a Kinetica 1 carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China’s Gobi Desert. It carries a hyperspectral imager, a panchromatic imager, and an atmospheric polarimeter to obtain data for precise monitoring of vegetation, water bodies, and…