Chris Miller

economic historian at Tufts University, author of “Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology”

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The Biden administration has introduced new rules severely limiting China’s ability to make semiconductor chips — the tiny devices found in cell phones, video games, military gear, and…

US cripples China’s ability to make semiconductor chips. What that means for global tech

The Biden administration has introduced new rules severely limiting China’s ability to make semiconductor chips — the tiny devices found in cell phones, video games, military gear, and…

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