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CEPA op-ed says Pax Silica chip alliance too vague to counter China

CEPA's Christopher Cytera argues the US led Pax Silica chip alliance is structurally weak, noting Taiwan, the Netherlands and Germany, whose EUR 5 billion backed TSMC Dresden fab sits outside full membership, despite holding critical chokepoints.

Verified Opinion Abroad AI-drafted CEPA article, 14 January 2026

What the source does not establish. This is CEPA's own analysis; it does not establish that the EU or any member state has changed the Pax Silica framework.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. no institutional move; argues a US led chip coalition's design excludes key European fabs. European Sovereignty Index

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