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May 11, 2026
Ding Xuexiang tours Huawei’s chip basic research lab
Huawei’s secretive chip lab just became a little less secret. On May 8, state broadcaster CCTV aired footage of Executive Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang's recent tours of labs, companies, and universities across Fujian, Shanghai, and Beijing. Ding was trying to… Read More »
May 8, 2026
MIIT pushes digital transformation with standards plan
What happened: On May 6, MIIT released a draft plan to push digital transformation across light industry with hundreds of new product and process standards. The factory floor is a key target for this round of standardization. MIIT wants to see:… Read More »
May 7, 2026
US and China reportedly to discuss AI safety at Trump-Xi summit
AI could be on the agenda at the Xi-Trump summit in Beijing next week. The goal would be to put guardrails in place before there's a crisis (WSJ): "What both sides have in mind, the people said, is a recurring… Read More »