China takes its chip war to space as it uses Tiangong space station to test processors and gain a tech edge


The chip war between China and the United States now extends beyond the Earth and into space.

According to scientists directly involved in China’s extraterrestrial chip programme, China’s Tiangong space station can now test more than 100 computer processors simultaneously.

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