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We are constantly talking to our allies and partners as well as reassessing and updating our controls,” Alan Estevez, Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, said in a statement. Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan are now under pressure to align with either the US or China in the global semiconductor supply chain.
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