The Biden administration has just dealt a huge blow to the trajectory of the Chinese military, placing a band on high-end microchips and semiconductors entering China. This is a virtually unprecidented move, and will almost certainly anchor down any growth for China's next generation of war fighting technology; but was this the right time? This is the biggest card the US could have possibly played. Should they have played it now and given Beijing a chance to recover before a possible war, or played it later when China was at its most vulnerable? We sat down with our panel of experts to ask what affects these sanctions will have both now, and in the long term. On the panel this week: - Tim Cross (The Economist) - Bob Guterma (The China Project) - Jordan Schneider (Rhodium Group) - Chris Miller (Tufts School) Follow the show on @TheRedLinePod Follow Michael on @MikeHilliardAus For more info please visit - www.theredlinepodcast.com