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China won't do anything drastic to Taiwan/TSMC in fact they will prob keep their elections going just like with HK. The thing however is TSMC will suffer becau

China won't do anything drastic to Taiwan/TSMC in fact they will prob keep their elections going just like with HK. The thing however is TSMC will suffer because once the US recognizes it as Chinese controlled territory, TSMC will be unable to buy EUV machines so their production will basically freeze at its current spot

mytailorisrich 2y ago
Yes, the US would want to do that. But as things stand currently this would have to be balanced with the existence of alternatives to TSMC. This why the US want TSMC to build fabs in the West and affiliates.
SR2Z 2y ago
HK "elections" are a farce these days - only pro-China folk are allowed on the ballot. TSMC fabs in Taiwan would NOT belong to TSMC after an invasion, except maybe in name only.
- dev1ycan 2y ago
  Democratic elections are a farce in general, only the $$ power behind allow candidates to run, right now it's always pro democracy candidates because the money behind them want them to, once the money comes from mainland China it becomes pro integration candidates. Anyone who believes otherwise is blind to reality.
  - hnfong 2y ago
    You've been out of date regarding Hong Kong politics for ~3 years mate. Probably should check out the latest developments before lecturing others about reality.
  - blackhawkC17 2y ago
    > Democratic elections are a farce in general, only the $$ power behind allow candidates to run, right now it's always pro democracy candidates because the money behind them want them to, once the money comes from mainland China it becomes pro integration candidates. This is frankly silly. Democracy has many issues, but that doesn't mean there's a cabal pulling strings behind choosing the candidates. The above is the typical excuse of autocrats and dictators that want to discredit democracy, even though it's by far the best governance model compared to the nonsense they want.
Muromec 2y ago
With the precision needed for lithography machine to run, I wander how they even managed to survive so far in such a seismically active place. Any military farting too loud in the vicinity of those machines and they don’t even freeze

mytailorisrich 2y ago

Yes, the US would want to do that. But as things stand currently this would have to be balanced with the existence of alternatives to TSMC. This why the US want TSMC to build fabs in the West and affiliates.

SR2Z 2y ago

HK "elections" are a farce these days - only pro-China folk are allowed on the ballot. TSMC fabs in Taiwan would NOT belong to TSMC after an invasion, except maybe in name only.

dev1ycan 2y ago
Democratic elections are a farce in general, only the $$ power behind allow candidates to run, right now it's always pro democracy candidates because the money behind them want them to, once the money comes from mainland China it becomes pro integration candidates. Anyone who believes otherwise is blind to reality.
- hnfong 2y ago
  You've been out of date regarding Hong Kong politics for ~3 years mate. Probably should check out the latest developments before lecturing others about reality.
- blackhawkC17 2y ago
  > Democratic elections are a farce in general, only the $$ power behind allow candidates to run, right now it's always pro democracy candidates because the money behind them want them to, once the money comes from mainland China it becomes pro integration candidates. This is frankly silly. Democracy has many issues, but that doesn't mean there's a cabal pulling strings behind choosing the candidates. The above is the typical excuse of autocrats and dictators that want to discredit democracy, even though it's by far the best governance model compared to the nonsense they want.

Muromec 2y ago

With the precision needed for lithography machine to run, I wander how they even managed to survive so far in such a seismically active place. Any military farting too loud in the vicinity of those machines and they don’t even freeze