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It’s not even an accusation is it? Are government subsidies for chip makers prohibited or frowned upon?
by kitotik 6y ago
It’s not even an accusation is it? Are government subsidies for chip makers prohibited or frowned upon?
- dntbnmpls 6y agoApparently only when china does it. Imagine the hypocritical hysteria if this was about the chinese government. Not just from the social media propagandists but also our elected leaders - many of them in congress supporting this "aid". The internet was a government project. Silicon Valley is a government creation. The internet nor silicon valley exists without government funding. Government investment can be a good thing as long as they allow space for the private sector. The EU should also look into subsidizing their tech stack ( hardware and software ) like they did with Airbus. Hopefully india will follow soon after and eventually ASEAN and africa. The more competition and diversity of options, the better.
- ThrowawayR2 6y agoUh, what? China is already making state investments in domestic chip fabrication; it was in the news recently and even discussed on HN. https://www.reuters.com/article/china-semiconductor-smic/china-semiconductor-fab-smic-gets-22-bln-investment-from-govt-funds-amid-global-chip-spat-idUSL4N2D019Y https://www.reuters.com/article/china-semiconductor-smic/chi... https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/04/china-ramps-up-own-semiconductor-industry-amid-the-trade-war.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/04/china-ramps-up-own-semicondu...
- mc32 6y agoThese kinds of subsidies are brought up during negotiation as bargaining chips. You subsidize that such amount, we we get to subsidize by this amount without trade penalty.