Technology

When I use my (Android) phone I very much feel that I am not the customer but rather the product and it would be much worse (I think) if competition wasn't there. in some ways, my experience with one (bad) Chinese phone was much better than what I had with one from South Korea.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is a partially state-owned publicly listed Chinese pure-play semiconductor foundry company. It is the largest contract chip maker in mainland China.

...SMIC ordered an EUV step-and-scan system from ASML Holding for $120 million in 2018. The order was blocked after the US government lobbied ASML and the government of the Netherlands.
(...Wikipedia)

It's nice to see access to one of most important technology of the 21st century not at the hands of a single country whims

Most people would've hoped for it to be from Europe but instead of working to free themselves from USA control over such important tech they regulate random stuff and make themselves look like fools.

I strongly believe a joint cooperation of the European union could produce a powerful CPU, GPU but they're sitting on their butts doing nothing. Shame...