Semiconductors
Artificial Intelligence Can Be America’s Strategic Advantage
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...
How the U.S. Can Maintain Its Edge in the Global Tech Race
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...
Cracks in the Firewall: How U.S. Tech Policy is Losing Ground to China
Editor’s note: In February, The National Interest organized a symposium on the U.S.-China technology race amidst the emergence of DeepSeek and ongoing legal battles over TikTok. We asked a variety of experts the following...
VIDEO: China’s Trajectory: Up or Down?
Since strategy and policy are oriented toward not only the present, but also to the foreseeable future, U.S. assessments of China’s trajectory are critical in understanding the tools—economic, technological, and...
What China’s Dominance in Electronics Manufacturing Means for U.S. National Security
One of the most pressing concerns today is the growing dominance of China’s heavily state-subsidized electronics manufacturing industry. What has not been widely discussed is its rapidly growing hold on...
The DOJ’s Ill-Conceived Nvidia Investigation
The Biden administration and a bicameral, bipartisan majority of Congress are working to promote semiconductor production in the United States. This would be news to the Department of Justice (DOJ),...
U.S.-China Economic Competition Is Headed Down A Dangerous Path
As Biden and Trump compete over who can raise tariffs on China the most to win blue-collar votes, both ignore the disadvantages of protectionism and “derisking” from China. Specifically, the...
The U.S. Needs a Secure Taiwan, Not Just its Semiconductors
With tensions simmering in the Taiwan Strait, some in Washington have begun questioning the wisdom of America’s long-standing commitment to Taiwan’s security. They rightly view the U.S. government’s main responsibility...
China Is Poised to Dominate Global Chipmaking—Will It Succeed?
China’s national champions for computer chip – or semiconductor – design and manufacturing, HiSilicon and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), are making waves in Washington. SMIC was long considered a...
Commerce Secretary Antagonizes Chip Manufacturers Amid Conflicting AI Messaging
At the Reagan National Defense Forum last month, United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo gave seemingly conflicting statements on the purpose of AI regulation, her stance on the U.S. relationship...
Why Australia’s Semiconductor Moonshot Matters
Semiconductors are at the center of the new cold war. President Joe Biden’s signing of the CHIPS and Science Act in August 2022, followed by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s...
Why Is America Fighting Trade Wars With Its Allies?
American subsidies intended to boost domestic electric vehicle production have driven a wedge between Washington and its traditional European, South Korean, and Japanese allies. These subsidies have hit key U.S....