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Do you think the Taiwan government would allow that? TSMC is a key reason why anyone pays attention to that part of the world and only a fool would let that le
by senko 3y ago
Do you think the Taiwan government would allow that?
TSMC is a key reason why anyone pays attention to that part of the world and only a fool would let that leverage slip away.
Of course US could force their hand, which would be equal to putting out an ad in NYT telling Xi to do whatever he wants to the island.
- birdyrooster 3y agoIf only the US military had incredible amounts of armor and defense systems to trade with them to ensure their safety. Right?
- marcosdumay 3y agoYou mean... the US could offer military support in exchange for moving away the things that makes military support worthwhile? Yeah, I don't expect Taiwan to fall for something like this.
- birdyrooster 3y agoTSMC is owned by the state, they can have their cake and eat it too. Send low nm process to the US in exchange for military hardware and continue to own the IP which means they could withhold it from the United States during time of war unless they have the support of the United States. It’s not clear why this can’t work, it’s what they are currently doing…
- dna_polymerase 3y ago> Do you think the Taiwan government would allow that? Neither would China!