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• Published on 11 October 2025
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View the full Basket:Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity?
For years, the global tech industry has operated on a simple, if rather naive, principle. Design the clever stuff in California, and get it built cheaply and efficiently somewhere else, namely China. It was a cosy arrangement that worked beautifully, until it didn't. Now, with trade tensions simmering and geopolitical chess pieces moving across the board, that comfortable dependency is looking less like a masterstroke and more like a monumental strategic blunder.
To me, it feels like the penny has finally dropped in Washington and Brussels. The realisation that your entire digital economy, from iPhones to fighter jets, relies on a supply chain controlled by a strategic rival is, to put it mildly, unsettling. This isn't just about tariffs on steel anymore. This is about who controls the fundamental building blocks of the 21st century.
View the full Basket:Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity?
When politicians get spooked, they tend to throw money at the problem, and this time is no different. The U.S. CHIPS Act, with its cool $52 billion, and the EU’s own €43 billion plan are not just policy papers. They are declarations of technological independence. They are a clear signal that the era of chasing the lowest cost at any price is over. Security and resilience are the new buzzwords, and a whole ecosystem of companies stands to benefit. This great decoupling, a theme we explore in our Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity? basket, is creating a powerful investment tailwind.
So, who are the likely winners in this new, fragmented world? Well, you have to start with the giants. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the undisputed king. They make the most advanced chips for everyone who matters, and while they sit uncomfortably close to mainland China, their political alignment with the West makes them the go-to partner. Then you have ASML, a Dutch company with a beautiful monopoly. They make the one machine everyone needs to produce cutting-edge chips, and they are forbidden from selling it to China. It’s a licence to print money, frankly. And let’s not forget Intel, the old American champion, now trying to stage a comeback by building new factories on home soil.
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This scramble for independence goes far beyond semiconductors. Have you ever thought about what goes into your electric car battery or your smartphone screen? Rare earth elements, that's what. And guess who controls about 80% of the global processing. Yes, China again. This is another critical chokepoint the West is desperately trying to bypass. Companies like MP Materials in the U.S. are suddenly looking very important indeed, as they work to revive a domestic supply of these vital materials. It’s a dirty, expensive business, but when national security is on the line, the economics start to look a lot more attractive.
Of course, this is not a one way bet. Investing in geopolitics is a messy business. The semiconductor industry is famously cyclical, prone to booms and busts that can catch out the unwary. And policies made by one government can just as easily be unmade by the next. There are no guarantees here. But the underlying trend, the structural shift away from a single point of failure in the global tech supply chain, feels durable to me. This isn't a fleeting headline. It’s a fundamental rewiring of the global economy, and for the savvy investor, that could present a very interesting opportunity indeed.
View the full Basket:Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity?
View the full Basket:Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity?
View the full Basket:Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity?
View the full Basket:Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity?
View the full Basket:Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity?
View the full Basket:Tech Supply Chain: Could Trade Wars Create Opportunity?
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