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“Chip War” traces the evolution of the semiconductor industry

The world’s chip industry is critical but worryingly fragile

HUAI'AN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27: An employee works on the production line of semiconductor wafer at a factory of Jiangsu Azure Corporation Cuoda Group Co., Ltd. on September 27, 2022 in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Chip War. By Chris Miller. Scribner; 464 pages; $30. Simon & Schuster; £20

This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Chips off the old bloc”

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