How China came close to the US in the 1960s in building a strong semiconductor industry but lost its way due to politics and a misguided industrial strategy
South China Morning Post : Tweets: @chrisyeh , @andrewbatson , @scmpnews , and @zensoo Tweets: Chris Yeh / @chrisyeh : TIL China imports $312 billion worth of computer chips per year, mainly from the US. Only 16% of chips used in China are made in China. Imagine if Silicon Valley suddenly lost 84% of its chip supply. https://www.scmp.com/... Andrew Batson / @andrewbatson : interesting piece on tech history: China actually built its own integrated circuit in 1965, but then the Cultural Revolution lost it a generation of educated engineers https://www.scmp.com/... @scmpnews : How China is still paying the price for squandering its chance to build a home-grown semiconductor industry https://www.scmp.com/... Zen Soo / @zensoo : How China squandered an early chance to build a home-grown chip industry https://www.scmp.com/... via @scmpnews