The US government’s request for supply chain information from chip firms, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) , has triggered debate in China, where some see Washing’s latest effort to grapple with a global chip shortage as hegemonic and harmful to their country’s interests. The US Commerce Department last month asked chip makers to submit supply chain information, including inventory data, by November 8. The information is being requested from foreign and domestic companies, including semiconductor suppliers Samsung Electronics and Intel , carmakers Daimler and BMW , and gadget and software firms like Apple and Microsoft . “While the Department…