China Economic Review

Samsung Electronics and ​SK Hynix are evaluating chipmaking equipment from China’s Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible use at their Chinese factories, reports Reuters citing inside sources. This comes as the South Korean firms hedge against the risk of tighter US export controls. The memory chipmakers began testing AMEC etching equipment about two years ago...

China has hit back against a round of US sanctions with a barrage of countersanctions targeting a group of American entities and a tightening of export restrictions on the drone supply chain, reports the South China Morning Post. The export controls will subject any shipments of “drones, their key components and related technologies” to the US […]

The ‌Trump administration will announce a 15% tariff and a series of price floors on ​products made from polysilicon, the key raw ​material used in solar panels and semiconductors, ⁠reports Reuters. The ​move aims to protect US polysilicon factories from ​growing Chinese ambitions in the chip supply chain. The announcement by US President Donald Trump is expected […]

Chinese state-owned energy companies are rapidly expanding sustainable aviation fuel production, reports Caixin. The state-backed buildout that could tighten global supplies of a key raw material heavily relied on by European airlines. Driven by national strategic priorities, China announced 16 new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in the first half of 2026, compared with...

China’s largest hotpot chain Haidilao International Holding is aiming to further diversify its business with hamburger stores and has also opened up more sushi stores to tap new growth drivers, reports the South China Morning Post. This comes as its core hotpot business shows slowing momentum. Hong Kong-listed Haidilao officially launched its burger outlet Fresh Burger […]