A monumental shift in United States policy vis-à-vis China took place on October 7. On that day, the US Commerce department released a 139 page document listing measures that effectively restrict China’s access to the most advanced semiconductors. These measures are likely to set back China’s ambitions in many areas of technological development. Semiconductors and their information processing power are the basis of technologies ranging from AI to supercomputing to medical and biological innovations—all priorities in China’s 14th Five Year Plan. Advanced semiconductors are also key building blocks for today’s most sophisticated weapons, and that is what led the US to impose the measures.
The Art of Tech War
The Art of Tech War
The Art of Tech War
A monumental shift in United States policy vis-à-vis China took place on October 7. On that day, the US Commerce department released a 139 page document listing measures that effectively restrict China’s access to the most advanced semiconductors. These measures are likely to set back China’s ambitions in many areas of technological development. Semiconductors and their information processing power are the basis of technologies ranging from AI to supercomputing to medical and biological innovations—all priorities in China’s 14th Five Year Plan. Advanced semiconductors are also key building blocks for today’s most sophisticated weapons, and that is what led the US to impose the measures.