While Chinese telecom giant ZTE awaits a decision from the U.S. government on whether to lift a ban preventing the firm from buying U.S. tech parts, problems within China’s semiconductor industry are now coming under the spotlight.
On June 26, Qin Shuo, a prominent media personality who was formerly the chief editor of Yicai, a major Chinese business newspaper, posted an article on his new media account on WeChat, a popular social media platform.