Should we be worried that China controls too much of the world’s microchip manufacturing? Yes. China is not our friend and might decide to cut off our supply of chips at any time.
Would it be nice to have more semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S.? Absolutely. We learned during the pandemic that our supply chains for microchips and other crucial components are too vulnerable.
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James B. Meigs is cohost of the How Do We Fix It? podcast and the former editor of Popular Mechanics.
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