Semiconductors Key to US Supremacy in High-Tech War

Semiconductors Key to US Supremacy in High-Tech War
An employee makes chips at a factory of Jiejie Semiconductor Co. in Nantong, in China's Jiangsu Province, on March 17, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—The global semiconductor shortage during the pandemic has intensified the battle for technological dominance between the world’s two largest economies.

Supply chain shocks and growing tensions with China are forcing the U.S. government to enter the subsidy war to protect American leadership in semiconductors and future technologies.

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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