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CHINA DAILY: War over global supply chains stymies globalisation
Allegation by US that SMIC is producing chips for the military is ridiculous
06 October 2020 - 16:23
The restrictions the US has reportedly imposed on exports to China’s leading silicon chip maker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), on the basis that there is an “unacceptable risk” equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes, should come as no surprise given its previous actions.
It is due to US pressure since 2018 that the Netherlands has blocked its Advanced Semiconductor Material Lithograph from exporting its new generation lithography machine — a key item for making world-class chips — to the Chinese company...
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