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A Texas DAC8718S integrated circuit microchip (IC), manufactured by Texas Instruments Inc., on a printed circuit board (PCB) at CSI Electronic Manufacturing Services Ltd. in Witham, U.K., on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The global chip shortage is going from bad to worse with automakers on three continents joining tech giants Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in flagging production cuts and lost revenue from the crisis. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Want to know what future battles over globalization will be about? Look to the chip shortage

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