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    The Eastern Window: A semiconductor crisis in the offing? 

    Taiwan controls the production of semiconductors, particularly the advanced variety. This is an important reason why the world’s biggest and second-biggest economies are looking at options to control Taiwan and its chip supplies. In a sense, chips have replaced politics as the main reason for confrontation

    Saibal Dasgupta
    August 08, 2022 / 15:01 IST
    The United States formally established diplomatic ties with Beijing in 1979. When the US moved to recognize the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and de-recognize the Republic of China (ROC), it held that the PRC was and is the only China. The US, however, did not recognize Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan. (Image: News18 creative)
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