A silicon wafer with chips etched into is seen as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris tours a site where Applied Materials plans to build a research facility, in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., May 22, 2023.
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In a STUNNING DECLARATION OF SURRENDER, the Trump administration has just GIFT-WRAPPED America’s technological future for China. A Federal Register filing reveals that crippling tariffs on Chinese semiconductors—deemed NECESSARY to counter “aggressive and sweeping non-market practices”—have been DELAYED for a FULL 18 MONTHS, with NO action until 2027. This isn’t diplomacy; it’s a CAVALIER BETRAYAL of U.S. national security.
While China accelerates its sprint for chip dominance, U.S. policy is now an OPEN DOOR for Beijing’s subsidized invasion. The so-called “truce” negotiated last October was a SHAM, a prelude to this MASSIVE CONCESSION that leaves American industry utterly exposed. Experts warn this is the exact playbook China uses to crush competitors: flood the market, destroy innovation, and seize control. Yet Washington’s response is a BLANK CHECK and a promise to maybe act years from now.
This decision REEKS of political expediency, prioritizing temporary stock market calm over the fate of a foundational industry. By handing China a critical year-and-a-half head start, the administration isn’t just bending to economic pressure—it’s ACTIVELY DISMANTLING America’s last line of defense in the tech Cold War. The chips that power everything from your phone to our military will now be forged under the shadow of a hostile regime, with Washington’s BLESSING.
This isn’t a trade policy; it’s a suicide note for American technological sovereignty, signed and dated for execution in 2027. The question is no longer if China will dominate, but how many in our government are already helping them do it.
Author: Kayitsi.com
