Biden To Hit China With Broader Curbs on US Chip and Tool Exports (reuters.com) 34
The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, Reuters reported Monday, citing several people familiar with the matter. From the report: The Commerce Department intends to publish new regulations based on restrictions communicated in letters earlier this year to three U.S. companies -- KLA, Lam Research and Applied Materials, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The plan for new rules has not been previously reported. The letters, which the companies publicly acknowledged, forbade them from exporting chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories that produce advanced semiconductors with sub-14 nanometer processes unless the sellers obtain Commerce Department licenses. The rules would also codify restrictions in Commerce Department letters sent to Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices last month instructing them to halt shipments of several artificial intelligence computing chips to China unless they obtain licenses. Further reading: Banned US AI Chips in High Demand at Chinese State Institutes.
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"unless the sellers obtain Commerce Department licenses."
So just pretending to do something?
In reality, what they will accomplish is to push China to come up with their own solution. And they will more than likely succeed, even if it takes a long time (like with the ball point pen XD).
Stop distracting the people by creating "enemies" and start focusing on solving the problesm we already have.
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Stop distracting the people by creating "enemies"
Too late. That's a problem we already have.
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"unless the sellers obtain Commerce Department licenses."
So just pretending to do something?
It means only big companies that paid enough campaign contributions (aka bribes) will get those licenses.
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Exactly. Gotta make sure the right people get their beaks wet.
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Rules, regulations, duties and tariffs (Score:2)
Rules, regulations, duties and tariffs are less than zero sum games (ie both sides lose). Change my mind.
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Rules, regulations, duties and tariffs are less than zero sum games (ie both sides lose). Change my mind.
Want to know the real definition of rules, regulations, duties and tariffs? Greed lobbying to prevent competition.
It's certainly not a "zero sum" game for those wanting to secure profit streams.. Government didn't come up with these limits for shits and giggles. It's what the Donor Class wants and paid for.
Think about it.
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The same donor class that H Ross Perot warned us about regarding his "giant sucking sound" of jobs leaving the US..... Heads they win, tails we lose
Re:Rules, regulations, duties and tariffs (Score:5, Insightful)
It depends, there's tradeoffs.
If commodity chips are necessary for other goods, then crisis disruptions on those other products would be reduced if chips are local or have a decent alternative local source.
And Chinese companies may be put back doors in advanced chips to bring down our infrastructure in case of conflict.
In other words, there's more tied to chips than just the cost of chips. If average chip cost were the only factor, you'd have a point.
Re:Rules, regulations, duties and tariffs (Score:5, Insightful)
Of course in order for any of this to work you have to already have industry to protect and with the help of right-wing billionaires we shipped all our industry over to China. We broke the unions who were the only ones that could have stopped it. So now Biden has to spend the next 6 years laying the groundwork to undo the damage done. And while he was there for that damage he was at least a pro union guy the whole time.
Re:The Chip Shortage is bullshit... (Score:5, Insightful)
Voting in America is largely pointless.
Really? Ask yourself why that "Representative" only gives a shit about you ONE time a year.
That time, is when YOU head to a voting booth.
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My representatives care about me when our elections roll around because that is the nature of democracy.
They also care about me during the election cycle because where I live, I have about 6 parties to choose from. If they get above themselves we destroy them. We've done it before and we'll do it again, and they know it.
You're American, you don't have that option, and one of your political parties is in the process of making sure you nev
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They don't care about me anytime because I don't live in America.
The unreal and overreaching influence of American politics can often ripple globally. While you may not care about American Representatives, your leaders may hold a very different view.
My representatives care about me when our elections roll around because that is the nature of democracy. They also care about me during the election cycle because where I live, I have about 6 parties to choose from. If they get above themselves we destroy them. We've done it before and we'll do it again, and they know it.
You're American, you don't have that option, and one of your political parties is in the process of making sure you never do.
You're right. As an American I don't have the option of six parties. I hold the option of voting for anyone I want to, to include those in or out of any existing party.
As far as what any "one" of our political parties is doing, you're probably wrong. All of American politics now exists for politics sake. It's an entertai
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The unreal and overreaching influence of American politics can often ripple globally. While you may not care about American Representatives, your leaders may hold a very different view.
what does that have to do with anything? My vote won't change the number of aircraft carriers the US has.
you're right. As an American I don't have the option of six parties. I hold the option of voting for anyone I want to, to include those in or out of any existing party.
What point are you trying to make there? Are you telling me that you can vote for someone who hasn't stood in the election? If so why would you?
The point I was making is that I have a real choice when I vote, and we have multiple parties that get actual representation. You don't have that and never did.
I understand how bad things are in America politically, but if you think "both sides are the same"
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The unreal and overreaching influence of American politics can often ripple globally. While you may not care about American Representatives, your leaders may hold a very different view.
what does that have to do with anything? My vote won't change the number of aircraft carriers the US has.
Perhaps we stop pretending that the United States doesn't represent a rather massive group of democratic countries who quite often work together. Especially politically. What the US gets involved in, is often supported by their allies. Yeah. It matters how every citizen of every free nation votes.
And yeah, you vote may in fact influence the number of aircraft carriers. Money isn't limitless no matter what Greed spends. Depending on how much the US spends on supporting other countries could directly af
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What you have was set up by a group of wealthy landowners in the 18th century and has never been meaningfully updated, which is why you don't really get any representation. They didn't want you to have any.
The fact that you're yelling about how poor your representation is and still think your vote makes a blind bit of difference is a bit sad to be fair.
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And not one of those vacuous sorts who are just going to sell us out in our faces.
And not one of those vacuous sorts who are going to sell us out for the lulz.
Someone who's going to show up and do the job for the people.
Let me know when we find someone like that.
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Step 1: Remove all high-level (Congressional) officials from social media. Narcissism, isn't something taxpayers should pay for. Screw the excuses about "reaching" a constituency. Representatives all have the ability to command airtime over any number of major news networks, which ALL stream online, and inclues C-SPAN that exists exclusively for politics. The ultimate goal of this is to clarify that a Representatives job, isn't feeding party Twitter wars for clicks and shits sake. It's pointless, childi
Broader Curbs on US Chips (Score:2)
The Chinese will get round chips only.
From the land of... (Score:3)
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You can't warn. They just write you off as some kind of CCP shill, or a troll who hates America.
5G, automotive batteries, what's next?
Schizophrenia (Score:2)
This administration seems intent at aggravating the source for all of the EVs that are going to save the planet if they can just get everyone to buy one.
The reality is likely much different, political posturing with toothless restrictions to try and make it seem as if the administration is being tough on the PRC.
In the end they only hurt the US and drive the PRC to replace what little technology they buy from the US.
Lemme esplain...no there is too much... (Score:2)
Let me sum up: Trump levied tariffs ostensibly to offset China ripping off the US. Biden now blocks exports of US product to China. One of these things brought money into the US. The other does not.