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Ding Xuexiang tours Huawei’s chip basic research lab

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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 get a better understanding of the country...