History has proven over and over again that with the right political will anything is possible. The US put people on the moon in the 60s because the government

History has proven over and over again that with the right political will anything is possible. The US put people on the moon in the 60s because the government willed it. They are unable to do so now, because the political will for it is not there any more. If their government wills an independent and competitive semiconductor industry, then it will happen sooner than we think. Hell, China will develop commercially viable fusion power if their government wills it.