Global tensions strain weak links in tech supply chains | opinion
in Huawei’s revenue last year, forcing the company to try to expand other parts of its business, including its cloud services and the manufacturing of components for electric cars.
A growing concentration of market share at each level of production has actually created fragmentation — a company may dominate in microchips, but is reliant on another firm for the raw materials. In turn, that makes it difficult for governments to secure supply chains as a whole for complex products with dozens of parts, each made up of smaller components.
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