





In August 2022, the White House signed the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act), a bipartisan effort to curb the development of China's chips.
However, the CHIPS Act alone won't secure U.S. semiconductor supply chains, despite a year of egregious efforts to support it, according to U.S. think tank RAND corporation.
U.S. Senate democrat and majority leader Chuck Schumer announced a new initiative dubbed "China Competition 2.0" on May 3 after a weekly policy luncheon. He added that the initiative would be "one that will build on this momentum and develop new and significant bipartisan legislation," expressing his hopes that it would broaden last year's CHIPS Act.
Under the cover of bringing manufacturing back onshore, Washington is doing everything it can to crack down on China, even seeking political dividends at the expense of national interest.
"The fragmented, piecemeal nature of CHIPS investments will not be enough to address long-standing structural inequalities in the education and training, invention, and commercialization stages of innovation, especially in the most marginalized regions of the U.S." according to Brookings fellow researchers Annelies Goger and Banu Ozkazanc-Pan.
Since Biden's CHIPS Act will restrict certain investments in China, there should be "clear rules of the road," according to the U.S. trade association chief. American semiconductor companies want access to the China's market and need clear rules from the Biden administration, he added.
John Neuffer, president and chief executive officer of the Semiconductor Industry Association, said that China is still a huge market for U.S. chip companies. "It's our biggest market and we're not the only industry that lays claim to that." However, instead of self-reflection, U.S. politicians continue to make it worse. They have once again launched efforts to counter China.
According to Schumer, they would plan to write legislation aimed at limiting the flow of technology to China and tightening rules to block U.S. capital from going to Chinese companies, hoping to introduce the legislation in the next couple of months. "This year's planned legislation would also seek funding for additional domestic investments in key technology areas and provide a better U.S. alternative to China's Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative, in an effort to counter Beijing's international influence." Schumer also said lawmakers would look at TikTok and other foreign-based Apps while writing the "China bill."
Ironically, on the same day, U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said the U.S. is ready to hold high-level talks with China and wants to forge better communication channels between the two countries.
It is hoped that U.S. lawmakers can match their words with deeds for the welfare of all mankind. Do not slander China while suppressing the nation. Facts prove that those who play with fire will eventually get burned.