Rempah-rempah simbol status di Eropa

Di Eropa awalnya rempah-rempah mahal, sehingga jadi simbol status. Setelah era kolonisasi, rempah-rempah jadi murah, tidak jadi simbol status lagi .

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/26/394339284/how-snobbery-helped-take-the-spice-out-of-european-cooking

Strategi China Menghadapi Perang Teknologi Semikonduktor

https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-new-strategy-waging-microchip-tech-war

October 7: United States government enacted a series of new export control regulations targeting China’s artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor industries.

Section 1: The Turning Point in China’s Strategic Thinking on Semiconductors

Section 2: China’s Post-October 7 Industrial Policy Challenge

Section 3: China’s Strategic Objectives in Responding to October 7
- Limiting China’s exposure to foreign economic pressure
- Deterring future U.S. and allied economic pressure
- Increasing international economic dependence upon China
- Gaining the economic and security benefits of AI.

Section 4: China Strikes Back—New and Old Tactics for the Updated Strategy
- Evading the new controls and continuing to access foreign technology;
- Seeking to divide the United States from its allies;
- Acquiring foreign technology through industrial espionage and talent recruitment;
- Pressuring Chinese firms to buy Chinese and eliminate American suppliers; and
- Retaliating against the United States and its allies.

Buat yang mau bikin chip sendiri, mesti punya akses ke semua hal di diagram ini
https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-new-strategy-waging-microchip-tech-war