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When the chips are down, look to Japan

18 September 2021

9:00 AM

18 September 2021

9:00 AM

The worldwide silicon chip crisis is a national security problem, not just a commercial inconvenience that has closed production lines from autos to mobile phones and computers – the building blocks of modern life. Taiwan’s semiconductor dominance poses risks to the global economy (and defence capabilities) amid China’s geopolitical aggression and a major chip shortage.

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