CHINA-S&T: CHINA'S EFFORT TO BOOST SEMICONDUCTOR IMPORTS
China Brief (June 15) stated that semiconductor manufacturing imports to China have risen by
58 percent this year despite U.S. efforts to rein them in—part of an expanding fight over control of the critical industry. Chip shortages have hit numerous industries since the pandemic began,
from cars to cryptocurrency, heightening China’s desire to build up its domestic industry to the
point of self-sufficiency. Before COVID-19 provided the spark, the targets proved way off:
China’s goal was 70 percent self-sufficiency by 2020, but it reached just 16 percent.
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