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Re:EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors... by DSingularity on Friday January 01, 2021 @11:39AM (#25604431)
I think they squandered that recently. We will see with Biden but the Trump administration basically encouraged Brexit and repeatedly adopted anti- EU positions in key geopolitical issues (Syria, NATO, Iran, Israel, and Ukraine). These things come with a cost and the EU will try to rectify this. Enhancing Chinas CPU tech by a few generations might be worth it if it can advance EU interests and ensure future good-faith from a supposed ally.
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Re:EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors... by xadhominemx on Friday January 01, 2021 @08:31PM (#25609310)
It's not their decision. The ASML scanners rely on many critical US-origin technologies and the US can block shipment unilaterally.
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Re:EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors... by CountSessine on Friday January 01, 2021 @04:47PM (#25607528)
Enhancing China’s CPU tech even a single generation is in the EU’s interest in exactly 0 alternate universes, along with this one.

As long as the US has the world’s only reserve currency and as long as the EU economy - especially the productive bit in the North - is built on exporting to the all-powerful US consumer, the EU has very little leverage in its affairs with the US.

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Re:EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors... by usr1106 on Friday January 01, 2021 @05:30PM (#25607909)
> the EU has very little leverage in its affairs with the US.

The final word has not been spoken. Construction of Nord Stream 2 has recently been restarted despite the US threatening with sanctions.

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Re:EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors... by aaronblohowiak on Friday January 01, 2021 @07:55PM (#25609101)
This thinking is how you end an empire
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Re:EU Signs €145B Declaration to Develop Next Gen Processors... by PixyMisa on Saturday January 02, 2021 @02:36AM (#25611103)
And in every case the US was right and the EU was wrong.

Only a fool would tie themselves to China as things stand right now.

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