Why the U.S. China Hawks Are Hurting the U.S.
9 months ago
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- In January 2024, the Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems announced the world’s first functional graphene-based semiconductor.
- Graphene semiconductors compute 100x faster than silicon, use less power, generate less heat, and could be much smaller.
- Chinese venture capital firms, some state-backed, invested hundreds of millions to commercialize the technology quickly.
- U.S. investors avoided the project due to political pressure from China hawks in Congress.
- The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party warned Georgia Tech about its collaboration with Tianjin University.
- Georgia Tech severed ties with the project, giving China exclusive control over the technology.