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"The United States has to come to terms with the fact that it is no longer the 'only big kid' on the geopolitical block, said Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns," Hindustan Times (HT). "China is the biggest geopolitical challenge to the US in the 21st century, Burns said, adding that the technology sector is the biggest area of competition between the two countries." "Tough US laws requiring audits for foreign companies. A growing crackdown by Beijing that threatens to touch every part of the Chinese tech industry," CNN.  "Things are looking pretty dire for Chinese tech right now, especially firms that have been considering overseas listings as a way to raise money. The chill created by tensions, both within China's borders and with its greatest rival, could bring overseas investment in Chinese tech to a grinding halt." A massive machine made by Dutch company ASML Holding, based in Veldhoven, "is widely acknowledged as necessary for making the most advanced chips" which "has effectively turned into a chokepoint in the supply chain for chips, which act as the brains of computers and other digital devices", Economic Times (ET). The machine costs $150 million, and "Shipping it to customers requires 40 shipping containers, 20 trucks and three Boeing 747s." It needs "expertise and parts from Japan, the United States and Germany" and "The Trump administration successfully lobbied the Dutch government to block shipments of such a machine to China in 2019, and the Biden administration has shown no signs of reversing that stance." "The United States on Monday accused Beijing of carrying out a massive hack of Microsoft and charged four Chinese nationals as it rallied allies in rare joint condemnation of  'malicious' cyber activity from China," ET. "In a step that the Biden administration hailed as unprecedented, the United States coordinated its statement Monday with allies -- the European Union, Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and NATO." "Japanese authorities, increasingly worried about China's determination to invade and forcibly 'reunify' Taiwan, reportedly asked American officials to share US plans for defending Taiwan," Forbes. "If Japanese troops joined their American allies in fighting for Taiwan, they would add mass to the intervention force." "And bear in mind, Japan's warships are unusually heavily armed. Tokyo's fleet operates 36 modern destroyers and frigates -- many of them with Aegis combat systems -- plus 22 of the world's biggest diesel-electric attack submarines." In response, "The Chinese Communist Party aired a video in which it warned Japan of a nuclear response and 'full scale war' if the island nation interferes in China's handling of Taiwan," Fox News. "We will use nuclear bombs first," the video said. "We will use nuclear bombs continuously. We will do this until Japan declares unconditional surrender for the second time." If China wants its threats to be taken seriously it should stop copying its 'Iron Brother' Pakistan, dawn, which has been threatening to nuke India for years, not realising how idiotic it is, india.com, because we know that they know that if they were to actually use one on India their top leaders and army generals will be wiped out. And they definitely do not want to be wiped out. "When will China overtake the US to become the world's biggest economy?" Bloomberg. "The nightmare scenario for Xi (Jinping) that China could follow the same trajectory as Japan, also touted as a potential challenger to the US before it crashed three decades ago. A combination of reform failure, international isolation and financial crisis could halt China before it reaches the top." Xi Jinping's remarks during the centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party reflected "acute insecurity even as Xi has accumulated unprecedented power", wrote Shyam Saran. Xi has drawn lessons from the collapse of the Soviet Union and is determined to prevent a Gorbachev-like figure emerging in China and hence has concentrated all power in his own hands. Trouble is US President Joe Biden looked increasingly confused when subjected to questioning about his policies in a town hall style meeting, Daily Mail. With such men controlling nuclear weapons the future of the world looks decidedly uncertain. Hopefully, they will fight far away from India. We have enough warfare in our own parliament.