On Monday, March 21st, a bipartisan cohort of national security officials urged Congress to swiftly pass legislation revitalizing domestic semiconductor manufacturing, boosting domestic manufacturing, and helping America economically outcompete China and the rest of the world in the 21st century.
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Less than a day before the Trump administration left office, China’s Foreign Ministry offered a parting gift: slapping sanctions on 10 sitting or former Trump administration officials. A statement from the ministry said it was instituting sanctions on 28 people for “a series of crazy moves which have gravely interfered in China’s internal affairs, undermined China’s interests, offended the Chinese people, and seriously disrupted China-U.S. relations.”
The list included Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House trade and industrial policy advisor Peter Navarro, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth Keith Krach, and U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft, as well as former National Security Advisor John Bolton, former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger, and former White House chi
The Trump administration notified several Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licenses to sell to the Chinese company and intends to reject dozens of other applications to supply the telecommunications firm, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.