CPA chief economist Jeff Ferry says the CHIPS Act is needed to counter China’s rise in the semiconductor space, and that the R&D component of the bill needs to include guardrails so American academia isn’t beta-testing and researching new chips in partnership with Chinese universities and companies.
Commerce Department official tells House Foreign Affairs of the urgent need for the CHIPS Act, and says department is looking into more export controls on China.
The House Armed Services Committee passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act this week, with many amendments taking swipes at China reliance.