Semiconductors Emerge as Battleground in US-China Race to Make Global Tech Norms in Their Image

Chinese chipmakers dealt blow by US sanctions and alliances

300-millimeter wafers are pictured in a machine for coating with gold in a clean room during the mass production of semiconductor chips at the Bosch's semiconductor plant in Dresden, eastern Germany, on July 12, 2022. Jens Schlueter/AFP via Getty Images

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As every aspect of modern life becomes more and more digitized, not just the economies of nations but their sovereign influence will rely more and more on the command of technology.