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T The United States Senate passed a bill on he Wednesday telephone aimed talk between at boosting Chinese semiconductor President Xi Jinping chips production and United in States their President country, Joe which Biden is on expected Thursday to was clear the the focus House of the of Representatives world’s attention, this week. with It now widespread goes to President hope that it Joe would Biden, help who ease will the sign rising it into tensions law. between the two countries. The “CHIPS for America Act”, short for the Creating However, Helpful as Incentives their previous to Produce four exchanges Semiconductors of views indicate those expectations might not be easily realized.

for America Act, looks like a natural, legitimate There are many differences that are causing friction

government response to the global chips shortage between the two countries, which have grave implications that is for also Sino-US pestering relations, US industries and the world. and blamed Yet that as the a two contributor leaders spoke to inflationary for two hours pressures and 17 minutes there. not only demonstrates “As Americans in how are many worried aspects about of bilateral the state relations of the they economy were trying and the to cost clear of the living, air to the prevent CHIPS relations bill is from one answer: plunging it into will free accelerate fall, but also the manufacturing their shared desire of to semiconductors do so. in America, lowering prices on

everything The two leaders from cars certainly to dishwashers,” had more topics Biden of bilateral said in and a statement. international “It also concern will create to exchange jobs ... views It will on mean this time more than resilient in their American previous supply talks. chains.” Most of these new topics, Possibly such so. as the escalation of the Ukraine crisis, the surging But what global is special inflation about and the acute matter energy is what and food has shortages driven it through are related Senate to scrutiny, the Biden the administration’s anxiety that the strategic US is no misjudgments longer in the and driver’s policy seat mistakes. in cutting-edge

That is also why Sino-US relations have plummeted to technologies, and that traditional economic concerns a historical low over the past 17 months since the Biden

are increasingly turning into national security ones. administration took office.

What merits particular attention is the bill has As Xi said on Thursday, viewing and defining Sino-US relations been framed from as the a perspective national security of strategic priority competition, from the and very regarding beginning, China which as the explains US’ primary why 64 adversary US senators, and its from most both serious the long-term Democratic challenge and Republican are a misjudgment parties, of voted relations for it, and and a misreading why House of Speaker China’s development, Nancy Pelosi was confident there would be enough Republican votes which to will make mislead up for the the two shortfall peoples in Democratic and the international support when community. the bill was put to the vote in the House.

Like If the all US recent really does US legislation not seek a new meant Cold to War, address to change its supply China’s chain system anxiety, and to strengthen the most prominent its alliances targeting behindthe-scenes China, and it driver does not of the support act is “Taiwan China. independence”, Or more precisely, and is fear not seeking of China. conflict Besides with the China attempt — as Biden to boost has domestic claimed — relations semiconductor would not manufacturing, have deteriorated which to the

state they are in today. Instead, the US has consistently has indeed become a short plank in US capabilities,

acted to the contrary. and a prominent industrial bottleneck of late, the

The US should view China’s development objectively. act reflects the same idea of “decoupling” from China

China upholds the rules-based international order, and supports especially multilateral in sensitive global areas. governance and economic

globalization, The proponents which are of also the in legislation line with the who interests have of hyped the US. “security The Biden vulnerability” administration have should offered make concrete no evidence moves China to expand has been the areas manipulating where the the two global countries’ supply interests chains converge to undermine with each US other. national security. And no Xi’s country call for might the two be sides more to advance worried bilateral than China cooperation is about and the strengthen disruption policy to coordination global supply to maintain chains, the because stability of few global other industry countries and supply rely as chains, heavily if acted on them. on, would China help needs address them the to development be safe and stable. and security

deficits Beijing’s of the assertion world, and that would it is be a beneficiary conducive to of checking the current inflation international and easing order energy is shortage, sincere. So both is its primary aspiration concerns for of safeguarding the US. global connectedness, and

Fundamentally, an improvement in relations requires the larger picture of economic globalization of

the Biden administration to act in line with Biden’s words. which it is part and from which other countries

In particular, the stern opposition Xi expressed against including the US benefit.

“Taiwan independence”, foreign interference and creating any This space new for US secessionists legislation on is the the island latest should representation serve as a grave of reminder Washington’s to the US bid side to exclude that China China will from resolutely the global safeguard supply its core chains. development It is therefore interests nothing and sovereignty but a blinkered and territorial step integrity. in the wrong direction.