Official data shows Hong Kong accounted for 50%+ of China's $239B in chip imports in the first five months of 2026, a record share, up from ~33% a decade ago (Bloomberg)
Hong Kong now handles over half of China's chip imports, underscoring its growing role as a conduit for AI hardware access.
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<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-02/booming-ai-chip-trade-seals-hong-kong-s-role-as-gateway-to-china"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260704/i6.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260704/p6#a260704p6" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-02/booming-ai-chip-trade-seals-hong-kong-s-role-as-gateway-to-china">Official data shows Hong Kong accounted for 50%+ of China's $239B in chip imports in the first five months of 2026, a record share, up from ~33% a decade ago</a></b></span> — Hong Kong has become a vital conduit for high-tech products moving in and out of China, emerging as one node in a $2 trillion network … </p>
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