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  "description": "God decided where the oil reserves are, we get to decide where the fabs are. Chip War offers many interesting anecdotes about the state of the global chip industry, it's founding and development. It spends much of its time laboring over not only the technology but the interdependence of all the players in it. It is a war, perhaps, but a cold one and one fought via IP theft, sanctions, government subsidies and a détente that exists by virtue of everyone being dependent on TSMC . There's a distinctly American political undertone to this whole book, however. The author repeatedly calls out government subsidies that advantaged foreign chip makers, while having no expressed qualms about American chip makers working with the US military and government. Technology is core to national security, economic growth and the modern digital hellscape in which we find ourselves. I understand the thesis, the motivations of all players and learned quite a bit about the creation of modern chips. I'm less convinced about the geopolitics. Reading this made me think back to reading Apple in China which illustrates Cupertino's reliance on China, but Chip War makes that position on Apple's part look less clear cut (at least where chips are concerned). This is a worthwhile read, but I could've done with more objectivity and less American political boosterism.",
  "path": "/reading/books/9781982172008/chip-war",
  "publishedAt": "2026-01-10T00:00:00Z",
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  "tags": [
    "economics",
    "tech",
    "politics",
    "business & economics"
  ],
  "title": "Chip War"
}