US vs China: The Fight to Control the World’s Most Critical Technology

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0:34 OLCF at ORNL, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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1:57 Image of Wang Wenbin sourced from media center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/202202/t20220221_10644075.html
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Articles referenced:
1:33 Nvidia’s SEC filing https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581022000146/nvda-20220826.htm
2:08 Reuters article citing U.S. Department of Commerce spokesperson https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-says-us-has-imposed-new-license-requirement-future-exports-china-2022-08-31/
3:53 New York Times article
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/22/technology/china-intel-nvidia-xinjiang.html