China’s grip on drone supply chain spurs South Korea to boost self-reliance

A recent surge in the cost of Chinese-made drone components has reignited concerns in South Korea over its overwhelming reliance on China for critical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parts. South Korea is accelerating efforts to boost domestic manufacturing capabilities and enhance collaboration with the US to fortify its drone industry and mitigate strategic risks.

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China’s RISC-V charge expedites: DAMO Academy, BOSC go deep on server-class and 16-core CPUs

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).

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Rising US production demands spur growth for Taiwanese auto parts firms

US President Donald Trump continues to emphasize his “Made in America” agenda, demanding that US automakers manufacture vehicles — and their components — entirely within the country. This renewed nationalistic manufacturing push is already being felt by auto parts suppliers, including several Taiwanese companies with operations in the US, who say customers are now urging them to ramp up production capacity or shift toward providing fully assembled modules.

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