China's top chipmaker SMIC cuts spending due to US export curbs

Company logs strong Q3 but warns crackdown on Huawei will hit earnings

CHENG TING-FANG, LAULY LI and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI/HONG KONG -- China's top chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. confirmed on Thursday that it is cutting capital expenditure for the year by nearly 12% due to stricter U.S. export controls, despite logging robust third quarter earnings.

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