Sources: China released chip investor Chen Datong, detained in 2022 during a chip industry crackdown, as the country seeks experts to navigate western sanctions
Authoritarians are a wild ride.... Tweets: Dan Wang / @danwwang : If Beijing is releasing detained chip officials because it values their talents, then it has the air of Stalin rehabilitating purged generals because he needs them again https://www.ft.com/... https://twitter.com/... Noah Barkin / @noahbarkin : “The dire situation of the US-China technology war has forced Beijing to decide to release him as soon as possible” https://www.ft.com/... Emily Feng / @emilyzfeng : “It chilled the hearts of many people who chose to retain their US citizenship and give up their jobs in Chinese semiconductors last year precisely because they feared being taken away like Chen Datong.” https://www.ft.com/... Martijn Rasser / @martijnrasser : Imagine the conditions for his release from prison... https://www.ft.com/...
@Techmeme “Sorry about locking you up for a year, how about you build us a chip industry to rival meanie Taiwan, yeah?” — Authoritarians are a wild ride....
If Beijing is releasing detained chip officials because it values their talents, then it has the air of Stalin rehabilitating purged generals because he needs them again https://www.ft.com/... https://twitter.com/...
“It chilled the hearts of many people who chose to retain their US citizenship and give up their jobs in Chinese semiconductors last year precisely because they feared being taken away like Chen Datong.” https://www.ft.com/...