▁is ▁the ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁sem icon duct or ▁company ▁Advanced ▁Micro ▁Dev ices ▁( AM D ) ▁and ▁China - based ▁partners ▁to ▁license ▁and ▁build ▁x 8 6 - compatible ▁CPU s ▁for ▁the ▁Chinese - based ▁market . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁Chinese ▁dependence ▁on ▁foreign ▁technology , ▁as ▁well ▁potentially ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁trade ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁China . ▁It ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Z ha ox in ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁supported ▁by ▁VI A ▁Techn ologies . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁A MD ▁has ▁received ▁permission ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Department ▁of ▁Com merce ▁to ▁export ▁the ▁Z en ▁ 1 ▁core ▁design ▁to ▁China . ▁Due ▁to ▁legal ▁restrictions ▁A MD ▁has ▁set ▁up ▁multiple ▁companies ▁to ▁allow ▁lic ens ing ▁of ▁x 8 6 ▁technology ▁to ▁China . ▁The ▁over arch ing ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁is ▁the ▁T ian jin ▁Ha igu ang ▁Advanced ▁Technology ▁In vest ment ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁( TH AT IC ). ▁TH AT IC ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁" AM D ▁and ▁both ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁Chinese ▁companies , ▁including ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ": ▁however ▁it ▁is ▁reported ly ▁majority ▁owned ▁by ▁A MD . ▁▁ 2 ▁further ▁joint - vent ures ▁have ▁been ▁set - up : ▁( 1 ) ▁Ha igu ang ▁Micro elect ron ics ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁( H MC ), ▁and ▁( 2 ) ▁Ch eng du ▁Ha igu