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Lithuania builds world’s biggest ultra-fast laser factory amid China tensions

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South China Morning Post – China
“Lithuania builds world’s biggest ultra-fast laser factory amid China tensions”

Amid tensions with China, a small European country is anchoring itself at the centre of the global semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) hardware supply chain as a laser powerhouse. The latest sign of Lithuania’s growing footprint in the sector came last month, when laser maker Litilit launched a new factory in the capital, Vilnius. The company’s expansion unfolds as the Baltic nation of fewer than 3 million people navigates fraught ties with Beijing, which has targeted Lithuania with…

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