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The Chip Ban Seven Months Later, China's Response, More on Intel and Tower Semiconductor

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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The Importance of Export Controls in the US-China Relationship

On October 7th of last year, the Bureau of Industry and Security released new export controls that severely limited the sale of advanced high-end microchips to China. And at the time, the announcements were a bit of a shock. I would say the export controls were a lot more severe than anybody expected. They were considered an inflection point in the US-China relationship and also maybe China's tech progress generally.

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