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US-China tech war: mainland universities rush to expand semiconductor programmes in drive for self-sufficiency 28/06/2021 Universities across mainland China are rushing to set up new schools and departments focused on semiconductors , in a push to develop more skilled talent to support Beijingâs strategic goal of chips self-sufficiency amid the countryâs intense hi-tech rivalry with the United States . Shenzhen Technology University, an institution of higher education established in 2018 by southern Guangdong province and the coastal city known as Chinaâs Silicon Valley, announced last week that it has set up a school focused on integrated circuits (ICs) in cooperation...