A. distributed B. localize C. broadcast D. briefing E. attached F. existing G. boost H. emerging I. involved J. crack K. response |
Chip flow interrupted
A stable global supply chain of chips had been maintained before disruptive moves by the US.
Two of the US’ top chipmakers—NVIDIA and AMD-were ordered to stop exports of two high-end chips to China on Aug 31. The ban
This came after US President Joe Biden signed an order to pass the $52.7 billion (about 369.5 billion yuan) semiconductor chip manufacturing subsidy (补贴) and research law on Aug 25.
It aims to
Biden also signed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 into law on Aug 9. According to the act, chip makers that shift their factories to the US can receive subsidies and tax benefits with
“The US and its allies,” Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google and a financier for the Bill Clinton, Obama and Biden presidential campaigns, said in March, “should utilize targeted export controls on high-end semiconductor manufacturing equipment... to protect
In
The design, manufacturing and even raw materials of a complete and complex product like semiconductors (especially chips) are usually
No matter how hard countries or regions try to support their own manufacturing bases and
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Sept 1 at a press
“With its technological advantages, the US has abused the concept of national security and its state power to
A. declining B. practicing C. responses D. poor E. efficient F. opportunities G. responsibility H. avoided I. facing J. production K. risk |
The world is barreling(moving quickly)down a path to heat up by four degrees at the end of the century if the global community fails to act on climate change, the World Bank said Sunday in a report.
Among the consequences are series of cataclysmic changes(灾难性的变化)that include extreme heat-waves,
All regions of the world would suffer-some more than others-but the Turn Down the Heat report finds that the
“A four degrees warmer world can, and must be,
“Climate change is one of the single biggest challenges
“The Earth system's
The World Bank Group's work on inclusive green growth has found that with more