Why Beijing’s Biggest Tech Claim Echoes a Historic Fraud
Why Beijing’s Biggest Tech Claim Echoes a Historic Fraud
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Reuters claims China has built a domestic EUV lithography machine inside a secret Shenzhen lab—a breakthrough that would shatter Western tech controls. But Beijing has not confirmed it, and the details raise serious questions. The prototype is oversized, unproven, and unable to produce commercial chips. More importantly, China still lacks critical EUV supply-chain components from Europe and Japan. This episode echoes China’s infamous Hanxin chip scandal, suggesting the real goal may not technology—but strategic signaling and political bluffing.
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