The performance of the 16 nm KX-6000 octa-core CPU might not impress too much, as it only manages to be as fast as Intel's 14 nm i5-7400 quad-core model launched in early 2017, but this is no mere feat for the Chinese industry, especially now when the country is looking to be less and less reliant on the U.S.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Chinese-CPU-maker-Zhaoxin-manages-to-match-Intel-s-Core-i5-7400-with-the-KX-6000-octa-core.424917.0.html
As I remember correctly, there was some legal disputes between Via and Intel over some patents (They illegaly used some Intels know-how), which resulted into agreement, that Via can use them for 10 years - After that, they established Zhaoxin brand in 2013 to develop and produce their own processors, which are not based on Intel´s nor AMD´s patents... So yeah, this is pretty much logical outcome of this, but what strikes me most is that China become not only so very close to be not only independent, but almost competetive...