Led by the United States, Western countries are containing China in an attempt to block the development of Chinese technology. However, as it stands, the U.S. plan has fallen through. Chinese technology has become more resilient in the face of adversity and has achieved a breakthrough in stages. The release of the Hongmeng Galaxy version is the strongest proof of this. Under such circumstances, Chinese technology has not been knocked down. On the contrary, American companies are feeling threatened. Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang even made an unexpected visit to China.
It is reported that recently, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited China. At the Nvidia China annual meeting, the usually aloof so-called “Master Huang” donned a flamboyant Northeastern Chinese robe and a large handkerchief, and performed the Errenzhuan dance, showing a down-to-earth side.
At the same time, Apple launched a special phone case for the Chinese Year of the Dragon. The latest Apple phones have seen significant price reductions.
So, why are the traditionally aloof American companies making such efforts to cater to the Chinese market? It should be noted that last year during Huang’s tour of Asia, he visited Japan and Singapore extensively, but notably omitted China.
The reason is that American companies are feeling a crisis.
A few days before Huang visited China, international media reported that Chinese companies were comprehensively reducing their purchases of Nvidia AI chips and turning to support Huawei instead. Huawei’s most advanced AI chip, the Ascend 910B, already matches 70% to 80% of the performance of Nvidia’s A100, which is sufficient to meet the needs of Chinese companies. Companies like Meituan have already deepened their cooperation with Huawei to promote the full cycle of Chinese chip development from research to commercial application.
Recently, Huawei’s Hongmeng Galaxy edition, which is no longer compatible with Android applications, signifies China’s first truly indigenous and self-developed operating system. This is a significant demonstration of China’s self-reliance in technology and breaking the Western blockade.
With the market expansion of Huawei’s self-made chips, Nvidia feels threatened, hence Jensen Huang’s sudden visit to China and his down-to-earth actions. After all, the Chinese market accounts for 25% of Nvidia’s core business revenue.
In addition to the AI chip sector, in other cutting-edge technology fields, it’s no longer just Huawei working alone. Instead, there is a responsive rhythm of collective action among Chinese companies. Western companies are worried not just about Huawei’s technological breakthroughs, but also about the group actions of Chinese enterprises. In fields like AI chips and operating systems, more and more Chinese companies are fully supporting Huawei, driving high-quality development of Chinese technology and progressively breaking through the Western “Technology Iron Curtain” against China.
What has shocked the U.S. government and American businesses even more is the increasingly broad path of China’s chip development.
According to Hong Kong media, China uses its own “Tiangong” space station to test various chips. More than twenty high-performance chips ranging from 28 to 16nm have passed these tests. In the future, more domestic chips are expected to break through. These tests aim to develop chips that can maintain stable operation in orbit for extended periods.
For China, the benchmark for space chip testing is not NASA but the Starlink system. China is working to create a satellite internet system that can compete with, or even surpass, Starlink. The biggest advantage of this is carrying sensors that can monitor the Earth and space at any time, nipping dangers in the bud.
Today, the Sino-American competition has become a major trend of the era. For China to achieve the great reunification of the motherland and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, it must pursue technological leapfrogging. Imagine, if China has complete independence in chip manufacturing and operating systems, along with a domestic satellite internet system that can compete with Starlink, then it will have the confidence to say no to the American technological containment.
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