EU strips AI, chips and quantum from industrial plan aimed at countering China
South China Morning Post
by Finbarr BerminghamMarch 3, 2026
The European Union’s ambitious industrial policy to challenge China has been gutted, removing AI, semiconductors and quantum computing from a list of strategic technologies that must be “made in Europe” to tap billions in government funds.
Biotechnology and robotics are other cutting-edge sectors to be cut from the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) ahead of the proposal’s formal unveiling by the European Commission on Wednesday, a leaked draft showed.
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 3/3/2026