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The U.S.-China conflict to watch is the Chip War — which centers on Taiwan

Beijing and Washington are competing for dominance in producing the tiny microchips that power our cars, phones and appliances as well as the military.

Visitors walk past a display showing microchips and circuit boards at a 2018 technology exhibition in Beijing. China is investing billions to surpass the U.S. in both civilian and military uses of chips. Trudy Rubin writes that China would also like to control the world's largest chip producer, Taiwan.
Visitors walk past a display showing microchips and circuit boards at a 2018 technology exhibition in Beijing. China is investing billions to surpass the U.S. in both civilian and military uses of chips. Trudy Rubin writes that China would also like to control the world's largest chip producer, Taiwan.Read moreMark Schiefelbein / AP