Reclaiming the Supply Chain: U.S. Strategy to Re-shore Critical Manufacturing from China

<p dir="ltr">China is the premier assembly country in the world, responsible for <a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2022/11/after-the-chips-act-the-limits-of-reshoring-and-next-steps-for-us-semiconductor-policy?lang=en&center=china" target="_blank"><b>over 50 percent</b></a> of assembly, testing, and packaging in the global semiconductor supply chain. Without the production power of China's factories, the United States would suffer significant semiconductor supply chain shortages that would heavily delay all manufacturing sectors. The U.S. goal should be to achieve economic <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgebradt/2022/06/07/why-economic-self-sufficiency-is-imperative-in-the-coming-us-china-reset-per-ram-charan/" target="_blank">self-sufficiency</a> to preempt potential disruptions that could arise in a conflict with China, ensuring the U.S. economy would not be at a standstill.</p>