Last month, the U.S. government imposed stringent new export restrictions on China, blacklisting over 140 Chinese companies and prohibiting them from acquiring American semiconductor products. Subsequently, four prominent industry associations – the Internet Society of China, China Semiconductor Industry Association, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, and China Association of Communication Enterprises – jointly issued a strong statement opposing the U.S. restrictions. They highlighted the unreliability of American chip products and supply chains, urging domestic enterprises to exercise caution in procurement. Despite the U.S. export controls, the domestic automotive chip self-sufficiency rate has risen from 10% to 15%, yet significant challenges remain. Nonetheless, Chinese automakers have not retreated; instead, they are accelerating efforts to localize chip production and aim to break free from their dependence on American chips. As technology continues to advance and the industry sustains its development, the vision of domestic automotive chips becoming entirely independent of American counterparts is increasingly within reach.