> First, it sends a signal to China that the United States is not serious about defending Taiwan. The United States has long maintained a policy of “strategic a

> First, it sends a signal to China that the United States is not serious about defending Taiwan. The United States has long maintained a policy of “strategic ambiguity” about whether it would go to war to defend Taiwan. The CHIPS Act announces to the Chinese leadership (and to the Tainwanese, for that matter) that the United States is leaning against going to war to defend Taiwan, so it’s investing in alternative sources for chips. If the United States were 100 percent committed to defending the island democracy, why would it be looking for economic alternatives? Got it, so the CHIPS act is a bad idea because it takes war with China off the table. Typical neocon garbage article.