In depth: China chip sector has money, now it just needs workers

Tech talents in short supply despite Beijing's cash injection to boost industry

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Fierce bidding for China’s limited pool of chipmaking talent has led to a surge in wages.  © Reuters

HE SHUJING and MO YELIN, Caixin

What do you get when you dump hundreds of billions of dollars in government and private investor cash into a limited labor market with the aim of building a world-class microchip sector from scratch?

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