Technicians work in a workshop of Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd (XMC) in Wuhan Donghu New Technological Development Zone in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 14, 2020. Photo:Xinhua
DNYUZ/New York Times: How the Computer Chip Shortage Could Incite a U.S. Conflict With China
WASHINGTON — The war game scenario conducted by a Washington think tank began with a sudden failure at three Taiwanese semiconductor foundries that make high-end computer chips used in such items as smartphones, automobiles and military equipment.
The halt in production raised questions of whether a cyberattack by Beijing was responsible — touching off an international crisis between China and the United States that the researchers said could grind the global economy to a halt and incite a military confrontation.
The war game and study by the Center for a New American Security, which is set to be released on Thursday, illustrate how dependent the world is on Taiwanese computer chips — and how that dependence could draw the United States and China into various kinds of conflict.
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WNU Editor: It is not only the scramble for chips that is putting pressure between China and the U.S.. The U.S. is pressuring its allies to block Chinese tech giants like Huawei from entering their markets. If that is not provoking a conflict over tech, I then do not know what is.
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