Beyond the Waivers: Investigating the Deepening U.S.-China Tech Schism and Its Global Repercussions
Minutes after the U.S. Commerce Department’s pivotal announcement on Friday, August 29, 2025, the geopolitical landscape for technology supply chains shifted dramatically. In a move framed as closing a “Biden-era loophole,” Washington revoked “validated end-user” (VEU) authorizations for South Korean chipmaking giants Samsung China Semiconductor Co Ltd and SK Hynix Semiconductor (China) Ltd, alongside Intel…