Jeffrey D. Bean, Program Manager for Technology Policy at ORF America was quoted in an article, “After China’s Surprised Chip Breakthrough, Washington Has New Worries About Future of Export Controls,” by Casey He of Medill News Service:
Jeffrey Bean, the program manager for tech policy at the think tank ORF America, also expressed concern over the idea of completely cutting off China from access to U.S. semiconductor technologies.
“Outright total semiconductor decoupling at this point would be highly damaging to the PRC, but also highly damaging to the U.S. industry and the U.S. tech economy, who still draw a significant portion of their revenue from that market,” Bean said.
Bean noted that many U.S. allies and the chipmakers themselves have adopted strategies to diversify their supply chain and reduce dependency on China. But, a complete semiconductor decoupling from China will cause U.S. companies to cede the Chinese market and hurt their revenue and, by extension, their R&D budgets intended to retain technological leadership.
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