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Ma Yun calls on all countries to develop chip technology and break the US monopoly

Original title: Jack Ma in Japan calls on countries to develop chip technology to avoid us control

According to Ma Yun, co-founder of Alibaba, Japan, China and other countries need to develop their own semiconductor technology to cope with the situation that the United States controls the global chip market.

The chairman of Alibaba's board explained that Alibaba's interest in the chip business is growing and Alibaba bought Hangzhou Zhongtian Microsystems, a local Chinese chip design company, this month. He said part of the motivation is to make chips' inclusive ': cheap, efficient and available to all. Alibaba has invested in five semiconductor companies in the past four years, he said.

Ma told students and entrepreneurs at Waseda University in Tokyo that the United States is a pioneer, while China needs a lot of things. 100% of the chip market is controlled by Americans. If the U.S. suddenly stops selling, it's self-evident what that means. That's why China, Japan and any country need core technology.

Mr Ma's comments coincide with the views of some of China's business elites and politicians. As the tension between China and the United States, the global leader of cutting-edge semiconductor technology, heats up, Ma Yun and Tencent founder Ma Huateng have agreed to support the creation of a world-class domestic chip industry.

Semiconductors are at the center of a dispute between the world's two largest economies. The dispute led to higher tariffs, a cooling of Chinese investment in US companies, and hindered the Asian country from developing fifth generation wireless communication technology and artificial intelligence technology. The US government is even assessing the possibility of using a law passed in 1977. Under the law, trump can declare a state of emergency, block deals and confiscate assets.

With the US imposing seven-year sanctions on ZTE, China has realized the urgent need to reduce its dependence on US technology. The actions taken by the United States against ZTE have stimulated China's existing development plan of spending about 150 billion US dollars in 10 years to realize China's leading position in chip design and manufacturing. US executives and officials have repeatedly warned that China's vision could harm us interests.

'we're entering a world where people don't trust each other. That's why we have trade wars and many other problems, "Ma said. 'but don't give up. Trust is not only acquired, but also built. We can build trust. '