China lets Wuhan tech plants bypass lockdown to stay open

Beijing's chip and display ambitions collide with efforts to contain coronavirus

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Beijing is keen to keep key chip and display projects on track amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Source photos by BOE Technology Group and Getty Images) 

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Chip and display makers in virus-hit Wuhan are being given special permission to continue operating and even bypass quarantine guidelines in order to avoid major production disruptions, the Nikkei Asian Review has learned, as the government continues to push its national tech ambitions despite the epidemic.

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