Manufacturing Superpower China Imports $362 Billion in Chips in Just 7 Months

[Shui]

Chinese media is going fucking nuts over this. Funniest part is they’re actually praising India while simultaneously coping with the fact that some of the investment that would’ve once gone straight to China is now packing its bags for India lmao.
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At least have some self awareness, this is not the topic that you as an Indian should touch.

 

[NeptunesVortex]

China’s IC (chip) imports in August 2026 were about $65.8 billion, according to the series sourced from China’s GACC.

https://en.macromicro.me/series/35068/china-imports-value-electronic-integrated-circuits

At the same time, China imported another $4.76 billion of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in August, +16% YoY. Front end wafer-processing equipment alone was $3.26 billion (+24%), testing/inspection equipment $457 million (+12%) and packaging equipment $178 million (+34%).

China’s semiconductor equipment imports rise 16% in August By Investing.com

China’s semiconductor equipment imports rise 16% in August

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@Nimble Adding August's $65.82 billion puts Jan-August 2026 IC imports at roughly $427.67 billion. China surpassed its entire 2025 IC-import value in the first 8 months of 2026.

 

[NeptunesVortex]

China’s IC (chip) imports in August 2026 were about $65.8 billion, according to the series sourced from China’s GACC.

https://en.macromicro.me/series/35068/china-imports-value-electronic-integrated-circuits

At the same time, China imported another $4.76 billion of semiconductor manufacturing equipment in August, +16% YoY. Front end wafer-processing equipment alone was $3.26 billion (+24%), testing/inspection equipment $457 million (+12%) and packaging equipment $178 million (+34%).

China’s semiconductor equipment imports rise 16% in August By Investing.com

China’s semiconductor equipment imports rise 16% in August

ng.investing.com

@Nimble Adding August's $65.82 billion puts Jan-August 2026 IC imports at roughly $427.67 billion. China surpassed its entire 2025 IC-import value in the first 8 months of 2026.

China ran a roughly $223B net IC trade deficit that year. Approximately $170.9 billion IC trade deficit in just the first 8 months of 2026 despite possessing one of the deepest semiconductor supply chains in the world.