China’s Chip Chokepoints

New America Senior Fellow and Strategist and ASU Professor of Practice Peter W. Singer wrote on the chokepoints that challenge China's chip development efforts with Matt Brazil and Matt Bruzzesse in Defense One:

While companies such as SMIC have turned China into a chip-manufacturing powerhouse, the country remains unable to mass-produce the most advanced chips on its own. Despite massive government investment, China continues to rely on foreign companies for the chips that power everything from the AI revolution to the internet of things to the most advanced military equipment. This problem remains a huge vulnerability for China’s economy, its military, and its global ambitions.

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