Trump’s Tech Play Puts Chip Industry To The Test

George Chen, Partner & Co-chair, Digital Practice, The Asia Group

15-Aug-25 07:30

Trump’s Tech Play Puts Chip Industry To The Test

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What are the implications of Trump’s unprecedented interventions in the US tech sector? George Chen, partner and co-chair of the Digital Practice at The Asia Group shares his take if the US's government's cut from semiconductor chip sales to China and investment in Intel will support or hinder growth of this hot industry?

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Categories: markets, economy, international, politics, controversies

Tags: ai chip export, nvidia, amd, trump, h20, semiconductors,

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