(Morning News) The US Senate on Wednesday (July 27) with 64 votes to 33 votes, through the long -awaited" chip bill ".The bill aims to assist the US semiconductor industry in order to fight against Chinese competition and ease the chip wasteland in the United States.
After the Senate passed, it is expected that it will be delivered to the House of Representatives on Thursday (28th). If an accident will be approved, the US President Biden is expected to sign the effect as soon as the soon next week.
After the Senate passed the bill, the US President Biden issued a statement, urging the House of Representatives to pass the bill as soon as possible.Biden emphasized that the "chip bill" can accelerate American self -made chips and reduce the production costs of many commodities.
Biden also said: "For the American people who are concerned about the increase in the cost of the US economy and the cost of living, this bill is the answer."
"The focus is that the US government will subsidize US $ 52 billion (about 71.8 billion yuan) for the semiconductor industry, and gives investment and set up plant operators for tax cuts. It is estimated that the total reduction will be US $ 24 billion.The bill also authorizes the US government to allocate $ 170 billion in the next five years to encourage related research and development.This funding requires another case of the US Congress.
Senate's major party leader and Democrats Shu Mo pointed out that this bill allows the United States to create better employment opportunities, relieve urgent supply chains, reduce the cost of production in the United States, and protect US national security.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington stated that China's "resolute opposition" bill criticized the United States on the "Cold War and Zero Road".
