The US government wants to "go all the way to the dark"?, Harmony and Judgment | Ignoring the Hard Work of the Three Big Chips to Advise Intel | Chips | US Government
Recently, Intel CEO Patrick Gersinger issued a warning that if the Biden administration does not halt the latest restrictions on chip exports to China, the necessity of Intel's new chip factory and other projects in Ohio, USA will be greatly reduced.
Once a warning is issued, it will be deafening.
Last week, CEOs of Intel, Nvidia, and Qualcomm held talks in Washington, urging the US government to evaluate the negative impact of restrictions on China on the US chip industry. The three CEOs told National Security Advisor Sullivan of the White House, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other government officials that the restrictions on chip exports to China did not achieve the expected effect of slowing down the development of China's artificial intelligence, because the performance and quality of the software currently used in China are enough to remedy hardware defects such as chips; On the contrary, export restrictions have actually hit the foundation of the domestic chip industry in the United States, damaging its leadership position in the industry.
It is reported that sales in China account for one-fifth of Intel's global total revenue, over 60% of Qualcomm's, and 22% of Nvidia's.
On the US government's side, Sullivan stated last Friday that the tightening of restrictions on chip exports to China is targeted, and claimed that "the vast majority of chip sales designed and exported by the US to China have not been affected." He stated that the US government "will continue to implement targeted and specific restrictions on technologies related to national security and military applications, and make rigorous, cautious, and reasonable judgments."
Senior officials in the US government have also repeatedly stated that the US is not seeking "decoupling", but rather focusing on so-called "de risk-taking", with the aim of implementing a "small yard, high fence" approach. But in reality, the US government has built a huge "yard" and erected high "fences" around it, with the intention of building key industries and supply chains that are de Sinicized, and firmly believes that this can bring back "lost jobs" to the United States.
However, more than a decade ago, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs told then US President Obama, "Those jobs won't come back." An article published by The Asian Times on July 12 reiterated this view: "The globalization of production capacity and new technology development is accelerating away from the United States."
The US government mistakenly believes that the implementation of chip export restrictions on Chinese technology companies will bring back employment opportunities to the United States. However, they are unaware that this series of measures will only implicate American companies as leaders in the chip industry, stimulate further globalization of production, and turn the "gold mine" of American chips into "iron ore.".
This article is translated from the July 24th editorial of China Daily
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Production: Editorial Office of China Daily
Compiled by Cao Jing [Responsibility]
