Americans learned the hard way what happens when a government becomes dependent on a Communist nation, who considers itself their enemy, yet makes and controls virtually every industry worldwide. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) worked tirelessly and ruthlessly for decades to take over or at least control those who make the products and medicines the world so desperately wants and at times, needs. With China locking down an important manufacturing city, the global computer chip shortage will continue to worsen. Xi’an, China — an important hub for the global semiconductor industry — is enduring a lockdown amid rising COVID-19 rates,…