Addendum:
From a geopolitical standpoint (and I didn't think of this when writing the article), I am quite interested in the fact that the Chinese government is cutting electronics manufacturing subsidies and moving them towards R&D. This suggests to me that this is part of a larger plan to rely less on producing parts for foreign companies and towards becoming a regional technology powerhouse that doesn't need to be concerned about sanctions or warnings from western intelligence (5 Eyes).
The question is, for me, is China capable of producing *new* and valuable electronics technologies beyond simply copying/reverse engineering other companies' intellectual property? I don't think so, unless they can successfully attract a lot of overseas talent. I know Huawei is hiring HUGE amounts of Chinese STEM grad/pg students lately, but I can't think of foreigners willing to go work there.