Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology

The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this nonfiction thriller chronicles the decades-long battle for control of microchip technology between the US and China.

Microchips are the new oil, a scarce resource that powers military, economic, and geopolitical power. They run everything from missiles to cars, smartphones, and even the electric grid. America, once the top superpower, has been slipping in manufacturing, with Taiwan, Korea, and Europe taking over. China, which spends more on chips than any other product, is investing billions in a chip-building initiative to catch up. The US’s victory in the Cold War and global military dominance is due to its ability to harness computing power more effectively than any other power.