China Woos US Tech Giants Apple, Qualcomm, Meta at Shanghai AI Expo (nikkei.com) 20
Big U.S. tech companies have flocked to the World Artificial Intelligence Conference that opened Thursday in Shanghai, drawing a stark contrast with Washington's ongoing efforts to distance itself economically from China. From a report: The opening ceremony included a virtual address by Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, who said the company will supply the most complete and comprehensive technology and solutions in China and the world. Apple, Advanced Micro Devices, Facebook parent Meta and GE HealthCare also have executives or booths at the event, according to Chinese media. Europe's semiconductor industry is represented as well, with executives from Netherlands-based NXP Semiconductors, a major supplier of automotive chips, and Germany's Infineon Technologies discussing development plans.
The strong American showing is good news for China, which needs advanced chip technology to power its AI development and is keen to win over companies that can provide it. The business opportunities afforded by the massive Chinese market remain essential to many American companies. China is a leading information technology production hub, as well as the world's top auto production center -- an increasingly important field for chipmakers as the number of semiconductors used in vehicles continues to rise. Qualcomm generated roughly two-thirds of its sales last year in China, a major production base for many of the smartphone manufacturers that are among its main customers. The country accounts for just under 30% of sales at AMD and Intel, 20% at Micron Technology and over 30% at NXP.
The strong American showing is good news for China, which needs advanced chip technology to power its AI development and is keen to win over companies that can provide it. The business opportunities afforded by the massive Chinese market remain essential to many American companies. China is a leading information technology production hub, as well as the world's top auto production center -- an increasingly important field for chipmakers as the number of semiconductors used in vehicles continues to rise. Qualcomm generated roughly two-thirds of its sales last year in China, a major production base for many of the smartphone manufacturers that are among its main customers. The country accounts for just under 30% of sales at AMD and Intel, 20% at Micron Technology and over 30% at NXP.
More China (Score:1)
Just what the world needs.
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Meanwhile China is suffering under a very severe drought. As to the privileged few, global warming will make no one privileged.
Xi Jinping sucks (Score:2)
China is run by a Trump-style nationalist populist whacko. Trump may have goaded him into it by going after China in a half-ass clown wussie manner. Anyway, now Xi Jinping is ramping up rhetoric against foreign "interference", talking BS about "Chinese moral values", and designating pariah groups. Nationalism is the worst cancer on the planet, only racism is worse; although we know nationalism is a form of, and close friend of, racism.
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When your party has no legitimacy, then the "foreigners" and "moral values" (see Uyghurs and Tibetans for those) are convenient boogie-men.
Making up for the Damning UN Human Rights Report (Score:4, Informative)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/0... [nytimes.com]
In a long-awaited report released on Wednesday, the United Nations’ human rights office accused China of serious human rights violations that “may constitute international crimes, in particular crimes against humanity,” in its mass detention of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in its far western region of Xinjiang.
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The lady who put her name on it was forced to resign upon publication. She wasn't permitted to release it and keep her job. She bit the bullet and gave up her career. Interesting.
Horse shit. (Score:3)
The business opportunities afforded by the massive Chinese market remain essential to many American companies.
It's not essential at all, it's just an opportunity to make more profit. You might as well make the argument that it's essential for a man to have affairs despite being married.
Wait what? (Score:3)
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No, data is what's important to Meta. Metadata. About everyone.
Being able to collect data from the people who connect to "the metaverse" will make web data collection look like telephone surveys. Think gaze detection. They will be able to twist users' brains in realtime, and users will pay for the privilege. People are attracted to newness.
Blur Song 2 (Score:2)
Hey Tim Apple (Score:1)