5g

Trade tension and the ZTE affair are holding back China's integrated circuit industry, already a decade behind the US. A major M&A deal could help change that.

Low latency is critical to future applications that require near-instant responsiveness and absolute reliability. 5G will also ensure the full potential of cloud storage and IoT is realised.

Next-generation communications will disrupt technology, business and the way we live. China is so far leading the way but escalating US trade tensions reveal a US dependency too.