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Why are America and China fighting over chips?

TECH WARS

The US has moved to block China's access to the most advanced semiconductors and the equipment and talent needed to make them in recent months, citing national security.

China has dismissed those concerns, accusing the US of “technological terrorism” and unfairly hindering its economic growth.

It has sought to counter the US containment measures.

Here’s a look at the key issues in the so-called “semiconductor wars”:

Why are chips important?

Microchips are the lifeblood of the modern global economy: the tiny slices of

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