The global battle over microchips

Computers, cars, mobile phones, toasters: countless everyday objects contain microchips. They’re tiny, unremarkable and cheap, but since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, they’ve been at the center of a political and industrial tug of war. Against the backdrop of the trade war between China and the US, "The Microchip War" spotlights all the aspects of this conflict. In the film, the world’s most influential actors in this industrial sector weigh in.

Can Taiwan's microchips act as a 'silicon shield' against a Chinese invasion? - BBC Newsnight

 

Taiwan dominates global production of the microchips which are within almost every technological device we use. A disruption to these supply chains would cause incredible damage to China and the world, a fact which protects the island nation to some degree from a military attack.