US’ chip sales ban further disrupts supply chain; insiders optimistic about China breaking US’ stranglehold
Global TimesSep 15, 2022
On Wed., American chipmaker Nvidia publicly acknowledged that the US government has restrained the sale of advanced chips to China amid fears that the technology could be diverted to a "military end use."
This comes as the company reported in a regulatory filing that new licensing requirements to sell chips for high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) to China, Hong Kong, and Russia could make it lose as much as $400M.
America's desperate attempts to maintain its hegemony by controlling science, technology, and trade will harm not only China but the entire global industry. Eventually, this blockade will fail as the Chinese chip sector has been steadily developing to catch up with advanced countries.
Though American firms may be affected by these restrictions, the US government is protecting national security. The US can't rely on China to be a responsible actor, and Washington must take action to prevent Beijing from diverting US technology to military end-use.