[ksec]

China has licenses for x86-64 “designs” and ARM’s design. Not the ISA. Although “ARM China” is probably enough for them.

[sudosysgen]

They have access to VIA's x86 license. They have entered a deal to use it for their domestic designs and have been doing so for 10 years now.

[mort96]

Really? No Chinese company has the ARM architecture license? That's honestly a bit surprising if true

[cameron_b]

ARM China is a wildly different animal than ARM. They went rogue a few years back and though SoftBank/ARM did a lot to get things back in line, it still shows up like this:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/arm-china-says-its-ousted...