[bsaul]

regarding procrssor design, as well as operating systems, couldn’t china simply switch to open source ? (risc-v and linux or android without google services)

It never seemed to me that this ban was a great threat to a country that always had the desire to be autonomous and grow local alternatives to whatever the US is building. It looks more like the confirmation that their strategy was the correct one...

[neuromancer2600]

From the article, the dependence on Android with a Google services seems to be something that is expected by consumers outside of China. Without those, the appeal for its otherwise great hardware may be diminishing.

On processors, RISC-V certainly had the potential to change the game. Not just for China but also for the established players. But even then, designing and producing (at high yields) are not the same. China still has a lot to learn here.