Whether you’re watching this video on your phone, desktop computer, or TV, all would be impossible without computer chips and semiconductors.

They’re the unseen backbone of just about every device you can think of. And their global shortage highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a race to dominate a lucrative global market. This is creating fresh tensions between the U.S. and China.

Owen Fairclough reports.

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