US-China Chip War
A geopolitical and economic competition between the United States and China focused on achieving dominance in the semiconductor industry. This includes US export controls aimed at restricting China's access to advanced chip technology.
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10/1/2025, 4:10:40 AM
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Summary
The US-China Chip War is a profound geopolitical and economic conflict centered on the control and advancement of semiconductor technology, which is now critical to modern global infrastructure. This struggle is extensively documented in Chris Miller's 2022 award-winning book, "Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology." Key strategies in this conflict include US export controls designed to restrict China's access to advanced chip technology, countered by China's robust industrial policy, which has already secured its dominance in sectors like rare earth refinement. The manufacturing landscape is heavily influenced by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Taiwan, a primary producer for leading tech companies such as Apple, Nvidia, and AMD. The conflict also significantly impacts the AI chip market, leading to a bifurcation between training and inference chips and fostering a new market for physical AI in robotics, where companies like Arm leverage their energy-efficient architectures. Despite its historical leadership, the United States faces challenges in re-establishing its manufacturing prowess in the semiconductor sector, while the broader "AI Arms Race" continues to shape the future of technology and international relations.
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Research Data
Extracted Attributes
Key US Tactic
Export controls
Core Technology
Semiconductor technology
Impacted Market
AI chip market (training vs. inference, physical AI for robotics)
Key Publication
Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology
Key China Tactic
Industrial policy
Publication Award
Financial Times Business Book of the Year
Author Affiliation
Economic historian, nonresident senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute, professor at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Nature of Conflict
Geopolitical and economic
Publication Author
Chris Miller
Publication Award Year
2022
US Manufacturing Status
Lost 'muscle memory' for manufacturing excellence
Timeline
- Chris Miller's book 'Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology' was published. (Source: wikipedia)
2022-00-00
- 'Chip War' received the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award. (Source: wikipedia)
2022-00-00
- US sanctions were noted as supercharging China's chipmaking industry. (Source: web_search_results)
2022-09-07
- The US implemented sweeping tech export controls against China. (Source: web_search_results)
2022-10-28
Wikipedia
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Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology is a 2022 nonfiction book by Chris Miller, an economic historian and nonresident senior fellow at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, as well as professor at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. It chronicles the transformation of the semiconductor into an essential component of contemporary life. Miller describes in detail some of the geopolitical battles. The book received the 2022 Financial Times Business Book of the Year award.
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