The Commission reportedly considers four to be particularly dangerous, should they fall into the wrong hands.
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The country that cannot be named.
Never before has the intersection of geopolitics and technology been so intricate.
Both the EU and the US have been busy trying to shore up domestic semiconductor and chipmaking capabilities.
Germany in particular has been eager to throw substantial amounts of cash at the problem.
Still, they are looking ahead and playing the semiconductor long game.
The global chip industry is very much dependent on one company Taiwans TSMC.
Taiwan is under increasing geopolitical pressure from China.
Indeed, it seems the age of tech trade diplomacy has only just begun.
Hopefully, the inevitable conflicts on the road ahead can be solved by just that diplomacy.
Story byLinnea Ahlgren
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