The US started assisting Taiwan long before the rise of TSMC though. For example, a treaty was signed in 1955: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Tre

The US started assisting Taiwan long before the rise of TSMC though. For example, a treaty was signed in 1955: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Treaty_between_the_United_States_and_the_Republic_of_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Treaty_between_...