It wants to make cutting-edge chips for China. It wants to catch up to Taiwan's 5 years' lead. It wants less fuss from the NYSE, and the US govt. It wants $2.8bn from investors. It also really, really doesn't want media interviews. My dive into SMIC @ft https://t.co/Q81Nvf3NME

— Yuan Yang (@YuanfenYang) June 15, 2020