China continues its Herculean efforts to wean itself off a dependency on other countries for the semiconductors employed in an ever-increasing array of scenarios. Here in Jiangsu, it’s Nanjing and Wuxi leading the mission direction, as illustrated by recent developments.
中国继续做出巨大努力，以摆脱对其他国家的半导体的依赖，这些半导体用于越来越多的场景。在江苏，南京和无锡引领着使命方向，正如最近的事态发展所表明的那样。
On 30 June, the second phase of the Huahong Wuxi Integrated Circuit R&D and Manufacturing Base officially commenced in Wuxi High-tech Zone. The whopping US$6.7-billion investment put in by Shanghai-based Huahong takes industrial cooperation between the Huahong Group and Wuxi to another level altogether.
6月30日，华虹无锡集成电路研发制造基地二期在无锡高新区正式开工。上海华虹投资67亿美元，将华虹集团与无锡的产业合作提升到了一个新的水平。
As if proving the point, the Governor of Jiangsu Province, Xu Kunlin, delivered a video speech remotely and announced the beginnings of construction. Provincial Vice Governor, Hu Guangjie; and Chairman of the Huahong Group, Zhang Suxin, attended in person and laid the foundation stone for the project.
仿佛在证明这一点，江苏省省长徐昆林远程发表视频讲话，宣布开工。省副省长胡光杰；华虹集团董事长张素新亲临现场并为项目奠基。
The colossal investment is sure to beef up Wuxi’s already-impressive numbers in the local integrated circuit (IC) industry. Last year, that amounted to ¥136.2 billion in Wuxi High-tech Zone, second only to Shanghai Zhangjiang, making it one of the few such industry clusters in China with a scale of more than ¥100 billion.
此次巨额投资必将进一步提升无锡在当地集成电路（IC）行业中已经令人印象深刻的数字。去年无锡高新区产值达1362亿元，仅次于上海张江，成为国内少数规模超千亿元的产业集群之一。
A little before that, Nanjing held that termed an IC supply and demand meeting on the morning of 20 June. It attracted nearly 80 enterprises to participate and talk about the new path forward, as well as new opportunities in the industrial chain’s supply and demand.
此前不久，南京于6月20日上午召开了集成电路供需会议。吸引了近80家企业参与，共同探讨前进的新路径，以及产业链供需的新机遇。
As Nanjing Daily reported at the time, an industry expert with Jiwei Consulting analysed the current development trend and said, “The development of the entire semiconductor industry still depends on downstream application demand. If the industry wants to develop healthily, it must respond to the needs of the market”.
正如《南京日报》当时报道的那样，集微咨询的行业专家在分析当前的发展趋势时表示，“整个半导体行业的发展仍然取决于下游应用需求，行业要想健康发展，就必须响应市场的需求”。
The meeting underscored Nanjing’s considerable capacity for production in the semiconductor and related industries.
会议强调，南京在半导体及相关产业方面具有相当的生产能力。
One need only look at the City’s three key high-tech areas; Jiangbei New Area, the Nanjing Economic Development Zone in Qixia District and the information and communication industry base in Jiangning District.
只需看一下我市的三个重点高新技术领域即可；江北新区、栖霞区南京经济开发区、江宁区信息通信产业基地。
In Jiangbei, as well as Pukou District, the IC industrial bases therein have gathered a number of key projects and leading enterprises, such as Huatian Technology. Since 2016, the areas’ average annual IC growth rate has exceeded 40 percent.
在江北和浦口区，集成电路产业基地聚集了华天科技等一批重点项目和龙头企业。 2016年以来，该地区IC年均增长率超过40%。
Over in Nanjing’s northeast, Nanjing Economic Development Zone is where one will find big hitters that include BOE, Shanjin Optoelectronics and LG Display. They are joined by nearly 100 firms in the industrial chain, producing devices, panels, modules and applications, with strong local supporting capabilities.
在南京的东北部，南京经济开发区是京东方、山金光电和 LG Display 等巨头的聚集地。产业链上有近百家企业，生产器件、面板、模组和应用，具有强大的本地配套能力。
Finally, to Jiangning District, where there are located nearly 100 key enterprises, such as ZTE and Ericsson Panda. Like Wuxi High-tech Zone, that’s another industry cluster with a scale of over ¥100 billion.
最后到江宁区，这里有中兴通讯、爱立信熊猫等近百家重点企业。与无锡高新区一样，这是又一个千亿规模的产业集群。
What a difference it’s all made to the local economy. In 2022, the output value of the Nanjing’s electronic-information manufacturing industry was ¥306.12 billion. That’s 18 percent of Nanjing’s entire GDP. And therein, the IC industry achieved a cumulative revenue of ¥56.803 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.4 percent.
这对当地经济产生了多么大的影响。 2022年，南京电子信息制造业产值3061.2亿元。占南京GDP的18%。其中，集成电路产业累计实现收入568.03亿元，同比增长12.4%。
These developments in themselves won’t end China’s dependency on foreign chips. But as they join hands with other similar pushes forward elsewhere in China, they are with little doubt some fairly big strides in the right direction.
这些发展本身并不会结束中国对外国芯片的依赖。但当他们与中国其他地方的其他类似举措携手推进时，毫无疑问他们正在朝着正确的方向迈出相当大的一步。
