> Now it's forced to develop its own lithography machines and software. It's a massive own goal by US politicians. Erh, "forced" yes, but "develop its own" is

> Now it's forced to develop its own lithography machines and software. It's a massive own goal by US politicians. Erh, "forced" yes, but "develop its own" is not. Except you call stealing IP is "develop" too, e.g.: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/engineer-who-fled-charges-of-stealing-chip-technology-in-us-now-thrives-in-china-1.1774889 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/engineer-who-fled-charges-of-ste... https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/4/taiwan-is-trying-to-thwart-chinas-efforts-to-poach-tech-talent https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/4/taiwan-is-trying-...