China injects $ 55 billion in technology to master semiconductors, IA and quantum computing

China’s Ministry of Finance has announced that the country is significantly expanding its investments in research and development (R&D), with a budget of US $ 55 billion for 2025.

The new amount represents a 10% increase compared to the previous year and positions the scientific and technological sector as The third largest budgetary priority in the countrybehind only the national defense and the payment of interest on the debt.

The movement signals Beijing’s continuous effort to reduce its dependence on foreign technologies, especially in strategic segments such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.

With the growing US restrictions and their allies to the provision of critical components, China seeks to accelerate local innovation and strengthen its position in global competition for technological supremacy.

Advance in the semiconductor industry

A significant portion of this investment will be directed to the chipsa vital sector for the technological independence of China. The country has already been developing its own semiconductor foundations, with companies such as SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) Leading the race for more advanced lithographs.

Although it is still behind giants like TSMC e IntelChina has shown promising advances in the production of chips 7 nm and seeks to accelerate the development of 5 Nm and smaller technologies.

The restriction imposed by the US to export chips manufacturing equipment has forced the country to invest in alternative solutionshow new materials and manufacturing processes. In addition, Beijing has encouraged partnerships between companies and universities to foster innovation in this sector.

Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing

In addition to the semiconductors, China will also allocate substantial resources for artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

The government already invests heavily in the development of generative AI models To compete with giants like OpenAi and Google Deepmind, through DeepSeek and several other LLMs that come up every day.

Companies such as Baidu, Alibaba E Tencent They are improving their AI architectures for commercial, industrial and cyber security applications.

Already in the field of quantum computingChina leads advanced research in Quantum Communication and Supercomputationareas considered crucial for safety and state -of -the -art computational power. With research centers in Beijing and Hefei, the country is positioned to compete in the front of this sector in the coming years.

Stimulus to Innovation and Startup Financing

The 2025 budget also provides Support for Innovative Small and Medium Companies (SMEs)with special financing programs and tax incentives. Beijing intends to stimulate technology startups, such as manus, to enter the market with disruptive solutions, reducing their dependence on foreign suppliers and creating an autosustentation ecosystem of innovation.