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Meanwhile, China is responding with its own countermeasures, investing over a trillion yuan to bolster its independent semiconductor industry. Beijing is also advancing research into cutting-edge chip technologies, such as developing a 3nm process—ambitions that could challenge US-led dominance in the field.
Is a Resolution Possible?
Despite hopes that diplomatic dialogues like the G20 summit might ease tensions, incidents like the balloon spectacle reveal how fragile US-China relations remain. Both nations are devoting massive resources to gain technological supremacy, viewing each other as existential threats.