China's efforts to achieve proficiency in world-class chipmaking and ride out related US restrictions have received the attention of both lawmakers and political advisers at this year's two sessions.The number of senior executives and academicians involved in the semiconductor sector who are also among this year's deputies to the National People's Congress and national political advisers, has increased significantly.For instance, Zhang Suxin, chairman of chipmaker Huahong Group,

The semiconductor market has spawned a growing rivalry between the world's two largest economies, with the US government striving to curb the technological rise of China.But use of political power in an industrial chain that is highly globalized and based on market dynamic will eventually harm the interests of companies globally, including those in the United States itself, experts said.Recognizing this, several MNCs said they are against US sanctions on China's chip industry.In a podcas