Washington is trying to shift chip supply chains to rely less on China, both by trying to get companies to move some chip production to the U.S. or to allies like Japan. It's also trying to limit exports of advanced chips and chipmaking equipment to China. Beijing, in turn, is increasingly leaning on its chip companies to rely less on foreign suppliers, and recently pledged $47.5 billion in investment to support local manufacturers. Malaysia isn't a newcomer to the semiconductor industry. The country is responsible for 13% of chip packaging, assembly, and testing services globally, according to data from the government. (Assembly and packaging are the final steps of the semiconductor manufacturing process). Global chipmakers like Intel and Germany's Infineon operate facilities in the country. Anwar has previously played up Malaysia's ambition to be a neutral territory between the U.S. and China.