Biden’s Screening Test
Despite strong political pressure, it will be hard to limit American investment into China.
TSMC’s Turning Point
TSMC has long been viewed as the greatest strength in Taiwan’s 'silicon shield.' If China invaded Taiwan, the theory went, the island's outsize role in...
Ro Khanna on How to Change the U.S.-China Economic Relationship
The Democratic congressman talks about the U.S.'s need for a 'new economic patriotism' and why Silicon Valley firms should rethink their ties with China.
Huawei Hunting
The Chinese telecoms giant faces a new existential threat from U.S. sanctions. But Washington is still finding international support for its campaign against Huawei hard...
Thea Lee on Tracing Supply Chains and Protecting Workers
The longtime labor advocate and current Biden administration official talks about the U.S.'s lopsided trade relationship with China; enforcing the Uyghur Force Labor Protection Act;...
Refocusing U.S.-China Climate Relations
Zero-sum competition between the U.S. and China holds disastrous consequences for the climate. A new model is needed.
The Steel Trap
No other sector has quite embodied China’s rise from a poverty-stricken agrarian state to a modern industrial powerhouse more than the steel industry. It has...
Stuck in the Middle with ASML
As the Dutch company tries to navigate the latest restrictions on semiconductor exports to China, the U.S. government is trying to not alienate its allies,...
Chris Miller on the Past, Present and Future of the Chip War
The historian talks about his new book; how the Cold War history of missile systems led him to the semiconductor industry; and why China hasn't...
Made in Michigan?
A look at Gotion High-Tech, its rapid growth, and its overseas expansion strategy, including to the United States.
The New Superweapon
Earlier this month, when the Biden administration imposed the most sweeping export restrictions yet on semiconductors, it represented the culmination of a U.S. tech policy...
The Tragedy of Taiwan’s Success
Six decades after first spending time in Taiwan, Orville Schell recently went back for a visit and was struck by how much the island has...