Biden signs CHIPS Act into law as tech arms race with China heats up

U.S. bipartisan legislation devotes $52bn to domestic semiconductor manufacturing

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President Joe Biden signs the CHIPS and Science Act alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo outside the White House.  © Reuters

JACK STONE TRUITT, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law a spending package that allocates $52 billion to bolstering domestic chip manufacturing, finalizing what is seen as the nation's boldest industrial legislation in decades.

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