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Massive Chip Shortage Fuels Calls to Bring Production Back to US

Massive Chip Shortage Fuels Calls to Bring Production Back to US
A Ford Motor Co. worker assembles an F-150 truck on the assembly line at the Ford Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 27, 2018. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—The pandemic has exposed the fragility of global supply chains, with the latest disruption being a global shortage of computer chips that has forced some automakers to cut or halt production.

Western governments are learning hard lessons from these disruptions, pushing to create more resilient and diverse supply chains. The Biden administration has pledged to take “immediate actions,” including potentially providing incentives for domestic production.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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