World working together ‘as one ecosystem’ on RISC-V chip research: executive

Global cooperation on the RISC-V chip architecture remains resilient despite intense US-China technological rivalry, according to a chip veteran at Chinese e-commerce and AI giant Alibaba Group Holding. Speaking at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference 2026 on Tuesday, Alibaba vice-president Qi Xiaoning said major companies from around the world including the United States, China, India, Brazil and Europe were working together “as one unified ecosystem” on the RISC-V open-standard chip