How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips
Illustration picture of Chinese flag with semiconductor chips/ SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) - In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have built what Washington has spent years trying to prevent: a prototype of a machine capable of producing the cutting-edge semiconductor chips that power and weapons central to Western military dominance, Reuters has learned./ Completed in early 2025 and now undergoing testing, the prototype fills nearly an entire factory floor. It was built by a team of former engineers from Dutch ...
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