The United States is launching a review of its semiconductor supply chain due to concerns over China's imports, aiming to strengthen national security as tensions with China escalate. The Biden administration is considering new measures, including tariffs on legacy chips, to counteract Chinese companies' plans to saturate the market. This action is part of a broader strategy to confront China's technological advances and its attempts to interfere in both American and Taiwanese elections. Reports have emerged of China ramping up efforts to influence Taiwan's forthcoming elections, with the CCP reinstating tariffs on Taiwanese exports in an attempt to intimidate the island, which is recognized by U.S. officials as an independent country. Despite these efforts, the CCP's attempts to interfere in Taiwan's election have yielded minimal results. Meanwhile, Taiwan has reported increased Chinese military activity, spotting warships and aircraft near the island ahead of its January elections, a move that is seen as another pressure tactic by Beijing. Experts, however, describe the U.S.–China chip sanctions as 'a pillow fight, not a chip war,' suggesting that the regulations have loopholes that chipmakers are exploiting.
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The CCP is scared of Taiwan and are attempting to intimidate the island by reinstating tariffs on Taiwan’s exports. Taiwan is an independent country and needs to be treated as such on the international stage. This is an attempt by Beijing to meddle in the upcoming election. https://t.co/MFXDbTsVBb
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