Jesus, how many times i have to debunk this piece of shit?it's 14nm or below for semiconductor production requires permit on a case by case,
Even if it contains 0.1% of Chinese rare earth or tech. I heard this was initiated by Pakistan using chinese tech and equipments to process and export rare earth to US. That and Trump 's new tariffs on Chinese ships prompts China strong new response.
If trumps slap additional 100% tariffs on all Chinese goods which becomes 155%, I think China then would bring down TSMC and that would bring down entire west tech sector.
So depending how Trump reacts the new rule.
According to Sharif’s office, the partnership will immediately begin the export of “readily available minerals” – including antimony, copper, gold, tungsten and rare earth elements – from Pakistan.
The statement added that the MoU aims to spur the eventual establishment of a specialised refinery in Pakistan to produce “intermediate and finished products dedicated to meeting the rapidly growing demand of the US market”.
The MoU is not a binding mining licence, rather, analysts say, it is an early-stage instrument that signals interest.
“From the USSM’s side an MoU gives goodwill at early stage in potential projects that may come, while the broad nature of the MoU means that whatever deposits show the most potential quickest can come online quickly,” Zain Kazmi, chief operating officer of Islamabad-based Capital Strategies Group and an adviser to the Washington DC-based Critical Minerals Forum, told Al Jazeera.