SCMP: Washington has already lost dirty chip war, but does not know it yet. US is fighting two chip wars against China. One involves playing dirty, which it has already lost, though it doesn’t know it yet. By Alex Lo in Toronto on 8-24-25 《南華早報》：華盛頓已經輸掉了“骯髒晶片戰爭”，但尚未意識到這一點。美國正在與中國進行兩場晶片戰爭。其中一場是玩弄「骯髒」手段，它已經輸了，儘管它尚未意識到這一點
The dirty chip war essentially tries to trip China over with export restrictions, bullying of allies from selling advanced tech, and sanctioning of Chinese tech firms, which often includes targeting their non-Chinese suppliers as well. It was started by Donald Trump 1.0, intensified under Joe Biden, but now somewhat moderated under Trump 2.0.
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