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China's Accelerating Bid for Chip Supremacy
5th June 2021
This Bloomberg clip looks at the market for semiconductors, and how the Chinese government has taken an active role in trying to become self-reliant in their manufacture.
This is the key to making many modern appliances, and at the moment Taiwan's TSMC are leading the way but the recent shortage has concerned many.
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Graham Watson
Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.
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