Amid the escalating strategic rivalry between the United States and China, South Korean semiconductor giants are rapidly shifting sales to the U.S. market while reducing dependence on China. Recent business reports released by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix showed their sales in China dropped 3.77 percent and 5.39 percent respectively in the third quarter (Q3)…

As every aspect of modern life becomes more and more digitized, not just the economies of nations but their sovereign influence will rely more and more on the command of technology. Although the United States and China are not engaged in traditional warfare, they are engaged in a war of ideas, trade, and technology, especially…

The United States has expanded its ban of exports to China of equipment that can make semiconductors up to 14 nanometers in size, and is considering plans to restrict NAND flash memory chip exports as well as blacklist a major Chinese memory chip maker, as China’s ruling communist party continues its aggressive posturing toward other…