deal between US, Japan, and the Netherlands To Counter China on semiconductor export controls is remarkable diplomatic achievement for all 3 countries

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The U.S. and its allies like Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and the Netherlands have dominated chip design and manufacturing. The Biden administration is determined to stop Beijing from developing its own chip industry and thereby challenging U.S. hegemony.

In the Tech War with China, the U.S. Is Finding Friends

America’s greatest competitive advantage is that it has a lot of close friends

time.com

 

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The U.S. and its allies like Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and the Netherlands have dominated chip design and manufacturing. The Biden administration is determined to stop Beijing from developing its own chip industry and thereby challenging U.S. hegemony.

In the Tech War with China, the U.S. Is Finding Friends

America’s greatest competitive advantage is that it has a lot of close friends

time.com

Very good news. Very good news indeed.

Biden getting both Taiwan and the Netherlands on board is a fantastic strategic and diplomatic achievement.

A unified front. Cool.

I used to work at ASML on the "tools" as the chipmaking machines are called. They have a gazillion parts and you have to work on them wearing a bunny suit and two sets of gloves. A huge pain in the ass.