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Xinhua slams US chip tracking as “surveillance game”

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What happened: On August 15, Xinhua ran an op-ed blasting reported use of trackers by US authorities in chip shipments.

“Reports said early this week that Washington has covertly embedded location-tracking devices in targeted shipments of advanced chips deemed at high risk of diversion to China.” “...