China’s Tech Pulse: CNKI Shutdown, Loongson Framework, and Global Chip Updates

CNKI Access Terminated at Chinese Academy of Sciences

On April 21, the Chinese Academy of Sciences stopped using the CNKI database; users can only view abstracts. The academy added Wanfang and VIP databases, and CNKI access ended on April 20.

Loongson Plans Its Own Programming Framework

Loongson chairman Hu Weiwu announced that beyond providing BIOS, kernel, compiler, VM, browser, and graphics libraries, Loongson will standardize hardware compatibility and develop a proprietary programming framework, expected to launch in the next one to two years.

Huawei Delivers $15 Million Telecom Gear to Russia

In mid‑April, Huawei shipped telecom equipment worth about $15 million to Russian operator Beeline under a contract signed before the February 24 sanctions, and the parties are negotiating a new agreement.

ASML CEO Reveals Chip‑Extraction from Washing Machines

ASML CEO Peter Wennink disclosed that a large industrial group is buying washing machines to harvest semiconductor chips for its own modules, and noted that a major Chinese chip maker has sold out all capacity for 2023.

TSMC Founder Criticizes US Chip Production Push

TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou told the Brookings Institution that increasing domestic US chip output is costly and futile, lacking the necessary talent pool, and warned that a cross‑strait conflict would affect the US far beyond chip manufacturing.

Alibaba Cloud Launches New Generation VMware Service

Alibaba Cloud and VMware jointly released a public‑cloud VMware service that enables large‑scale, seamless migration between on‑premises environments and Alibaba Cloud, leveraging the full‑stack advantages of VMware Cloud for performance, availability, security, and workload density.

SAP Loses €130 Million After Pulling Support from Russia

SAP’s first‑quarter revenue reached €7.1 billion, up 11 % YoY, but the termination of its Russian cloud business cut cloud revenue by about €60 million and reduced operating profit by roughly €70 million.

Oracle Patches Critical Java Crypto Vulnerability

On April 20, Oracle released a security update fixing a vulnerability that allowed attackers to forge SSL certificates and ECDSA signatures in Java 15 and later. The flaw received a CVSS score of 7.5, though some experts rate its severity as 10 and label it the “crypto bug of the year”.