US President Joe Biden, during the opening of a semiconductor factory in the state of Ohio (east), considered that the manufacture of these electronic components is a matter of "national security", especially in the face of Chinese ambitions.
"It's all in the interest of our economy, and it's also in the interest of our national security," Biden said on the website where Intel intends to invest a whopping $20 billion.
The US President praised the recent legislation that was adopted on his initiative and allowed the allocation of $ 52 billion in subsidies to revive semiconductor production.
He pointed out that this measure comes within the framework of the great competition between China and the United States.
"No wonder the Chinese Communist Party has tried so hard to rally the American business community against this bill," he said.
It is noteworthy that semiconductors are solid materials in which electric current is transmitted, and are widely used in the field of electronic industries.
Biden, 79, stressed that the United States will need advanced electronic components for "future weapons systems that will increasingly rely on electronic chips."
"Unfortunately, we do not currently produce any of these advanced semiconductors in America today," he added.
The US President's visit took on a clear electoral character, with the midterm elections approaching in November.