China has approved the import of its first batch of Nvidia's H200 AI chips, marking a shift in Beijing's position as it seeks to balance rising demand for advanced AI computing with efforts to support its domestic semiconductor industry, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters

By the end of 2025, a political dispute between the Netherlands and China had rippled through the global automotive industry. Nexperia, the Dutch semiconductor manufacturer owned by China's Wingtech Technology, was forced to temporarily halt shipments, triggering fears of supply-chain disruptions across the automotive sector