Is Washington's Chip Ban Against China A De Facto Declaration Of War?

 

Asia Times: US chip ban de facto declaration of war on China?  

America’s latest chip war sanctions risk wider conflict in physical and economic spheres.  

The United States has gambled big in its latest across-the-board sanctions on Chinese companies in the semiconductor industry, believing it can kneecap China and retain its global dominance. 

From the slogans of globalization and “free trade” of the neoliberal 1990s, Washington has reverted to the technology-denial regimes that the US and its allies followed during the Cold War. While it might work in the short run to slow down Chinese advances, the cost to the US semiconductor industry of losing China – its biggest market – will have significant consequences in the long run. 

In the process, the semiconductor industries of Taiwan and South Korea and equipment manufacturers in Japan and the European Union are likely to become collateral damage. It reminds us again of what former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger once said: “It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal.”  

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Update #1: Why Biden's Block on Chips to China Is a Big Deal (The Atlantic)  

Update #2: The US Declares Chip-War on China (PRIO)  

WNU Editor: This is why the US ban on advanced microchips will impact China severely .... Will The U.S. Ban On Chip Development In China Send China Into The Dark Ages? (October 22). And the US is planning even more curbs and bans .... Semiconductor export curbs hitting China to be followed by biotech and AI restrictions: US official (SCMP). 

From Beijing's perspective this is only feeding their belief that the US wants to isolate China and to limit its military/economic growth .... US needs immediate action to bring China relations back to the track of sound development (Global Times). 

And while the recent China Congress did not say it bluntly, if you read between the lines there is a realization that they must prepare for a military conflict .... Analysis: Xi's new generals offer cohesion over possible Taiwan plans (Reuters).

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