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China's tech self-reliance push (AI chips, EVs, robotics, semiconductors)

China's tech self-reliance push (AI chips, EVs, robotics, semiconductors)

Huawei scales AI chips, Nvidia share collapses; CXMT memory chips tested by Apple; DeepSeek models force US price cuts; Xiaomi deploys 3nm silicon; Unitree launches rideable robot; BYD intensifies EV price war with $16,100 Seal 06; Honor launches Robot Phone. Battery breakthrough at -40°C. COMAC C919 makes first international flight.

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Updated Aug 13, 2026