Shortly thereafter, it was reported that the White House had rejected a plan by Intel to bolster their chip production capacity in China, according to Bloomberg . Intel had proposed “using a factory in Chengdu, China, to manufacture silicon wafers,” the report said. It could have been online by 2022, but the White House, “strongly discouraged” the move. Intel likely had to listen since the company is seeking government support in helping expand its capacity for manufacturing semis in the U.S. Intel told Bloomberg it was now looking at “other solutions that will also help us meet high demand for...