China is accelerating its deployment of RISC-V architecture as US-China tech decoupling intensifies, aiming to build a fully autonomous semiconductor supply chain. At the 5th RISC-V Summit China in Shanghai, Alibaba’s DAMO Academy introduced new advances in its high-performance RISC-V platform under the XuanTie brand. Concurrently, the Beijing Institute of Open Source Chip (BOSC) confirmed system-level validation of its third-generation 16-core RISC-V processor, Kunminghu (Kunming Lake).

Synopsys is playing a key role in India’s growing semiconductor ambitions, partnering closely with Tata Electronics to support what may become the world’s first AI-based semiconductor foundry at Dholera in Gujarat.

South Korea’s Naver Corporation is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a bipedal humanoid robot, highlighting the nation’s accelerating push into physical AI. With global competition in humanoid robotics intensifying, the Naver-MIT partnership is seen as a strategic bid to position South Korea at the forefront of next-generation robotics.