#German #chips | Full Measure
We begin today with a deep dive into a topic you’ve probably heard mentioned a lot since the Covid chaos: the global computer chip shortage. It’s cost American companies billions of dollars and impacted availability of countless consumer electronics from cars to smartphones. Even worse, it affects the military and medical supply chains. One thing it's hit home is how ill-advised it is to rely on an adversary — China — for something so crucial. Today, we’re off to Germany and a center of global efforts to cure the world’s Chinese chip addiction.