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CAS turns 70
What happened: On May 30, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang spoke at a symposium commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China's premier research institution. Ding gave the assembled scientists the usual nationalistic pep… Read More »

Synopsys halts China sales amid uncertainty over EDA export controls
What happened: On May 29, US electronic design automation (EDA) giant Synopsys confirmed in an internal memo that it had received a notice from the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) regarding the much discussed export restrictions on EDA tools.… Read More »

The 2024 data data dump
What happened: The results of the 2024 National Data Survey – conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) – are in. The survey compiles information on China's datasphere and computing power ecosystem. The numbers show that China is producing… Read More »