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Chinese memory ban would cut off RAMpocalypse relief
- thelastgallon 3mo agoBan Chinese cars, solar panels, wind, CPU/GPU/RAM, Network gear, AI ... anything else left? What happened to all the talk about how free trade is good for US citizens? We lose jobs and get cheap stuff in return.
- fishfasell 3mo agoA lot of those jobs would have been lost to automation anyway
- pseudohadamard 3mo agoSpeaking as a non-US person, I'm quite happy for the US to keep shooting itself in the foot in this manner, means prices stay low for everyone else if we're not competing with cash-rich US buyers.
- WarOnPrivacy 3mo agoTwo up-and-coming Chinese memory vendors, YMTC and CXMT, could offer customers relief from shortages and skyrocketing prices, but not if US Representatives John Moolenaar (R-MI) and George Whitesides (D-CA) have anything to say about it. My longish life has conditioned me to brace myself for harm, if both parties are in agreement. It's not an exclusive thing - but there's not much daylight between occurrences.