The US Senate has passed a bipartisan tech and manufacturing bill that will take on China

The legislation, intended to boost the county’s ability to compete with Chinese tech was passed on Tuesday. The Senate voted 68-32 to approve the sweeping package of legislation.

The measure authorises approximately $190 billion for provisions to strengthen US technology and research.

The legislation would also separately approve spending $54 billion to increase manufacturing and research into semiconductor chips and telecommunication equiptment.

The next stages

The bill must now pass the House of Representatives in order to be sent to the White House for Biden to sign into law.

Currently, it is not clear what legislation in the House will look like or when it might take it up.

The bill has a number of other China-related provisions including prohibiting the social media app TikTok from being downloaded on government devices and would block the purchase of drones manufactured and sold by companies backed by the Chinese government.

It would also allow diplomats and Taiwanese military to display their flag and wear their uniforms while in the United States on official businesses.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, warned of the consequences of not funding research to keep up with China.

President’s Response:

President Joe Biden also praised the bill: “