China may not be better than US, but it is still a major tech power

When it comes to China's technological prowess, we get to hear two extremely contrasting views. The first is exaggeration. Some irresponsible media outlets tend to praise China's technological capabilities to the sky. They use headlines such as, "The US is shocked! A Chinese scientist has helped China develop chip technology that is way better than those possessed by other countries!", to prove their point.

These articles are written to attract eyeballs, so they often go viral online. But anyone with knowledge about science knows they are ridiculous.

One of the scientists who is often referred to in such articles is my schoolmate Yin Zhiyao, a senior researcher in semiconductors and an entrepreneur. He is so annoyed by these media outlets that he announced through an SMS: "The writers of the articles have never contacted us, nor do they know what we are really doing. Let's make it clear: Our company does not manufacture chips. We only provide one of the necessary devices for the plants that manufacture them. We have repeatedly required certain websites to delete these articles, but they always get published again and again."