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The CHIPS and Science Act: Why the USA Invests $52.7 Billion in Its Semiconductor Industry

Whether in mobile phones, data centers, or cars – microchips are everywhere, and ongoing shortages affect countless industries worldwide. To boost innovation in the United States, Joe Biden recently signed the $280bn CHIPS and Science Act 2022, of which a large part, $52.7bn, is earmarked for the semiconductor industry. What justifies such an enormous government investment in one industry?

Business & Economics

What Does the Future Hold for China’s Private Firms?

Is the recent action by the Chinese government against Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba simply a long overdue reining in of under-regulated monopoly business or does it signal the beginning of the end for China’s flourishing private sector?

Arts & Humanities

„Chinesische Literatur war schon immer Weltliteratur“: Ein Interview mit Wolfgang Kubin

Nach 30 Jahren im Werden vollendet sich in diesem Jahr die umfangreichste Darstellung der chinesischen Literatur weltweit. Wir sprachen mit dem Sinologen Wolfgang Kubin über sein Lebenswerk.

Politics & Society

Can Biden bring America back?

After four image-damaging years, one of U.S. President Joe Biden’s top goals is to restore American respectability and leadership abroad. Can he succeed?

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The CHIPS and Science Act: Why the USA Invests $52.7 Billion in Its Semiconductor Industry

What Does the Future Hold for China’s Private Firms?

„Chinesische Literatur war schon immer Weltliteratur“: Ein Interview mit Wolfgang Kubin

Can Biden bring America back?

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