
US politicians press for semiconductor legislation inclusion in the NDAA after intelligence reportedly links a woman to Chinese espionage.
US lawmakers are pushing to include three semiconductor bills in the NDAA after intelligence reportedly identified a woman as a Chinese spy, a claim rejected by Beijing.
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US intelligence reportedly linked a woman to Chinese espionage, prompting political pressure.
US intelligence reportedly identified the woman as a Chinese spy, a claim that Beijing has rejected.
Leading US politicians have been quick to jump on the news to put pressure on the White House and other lawmakers to approve three bills covering advanced semiconductor chips and chipmaking equipment.
At the centre of their demands is the inclusion of the three bills in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defence authorisation bill.
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