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Both NVIDIA and Apple derive much of their wealth from off-shored manufacturing to… drumroll… China! (PRC+ROC) If China decides to take over Taiwan and nationa
by jiggawatts 2mo ago
Both NVIDIA and Apple derive much of their wealth from off-shored manufacturing to… drumroll… China! (PRC+ROC)
If China decides to take over Taiwan and nationalises TMSC, redirecting their top tier silicon to 100% Chinese companies then what are the American firms worth?
- HWR_14 2mo agoIf China takes over Taiwan, TMSC's assets are being reduced to rubble before Taiwan's first shot back.
- sitkack 2mo agoWhich is why Taiwan is safe until china can produce domestically because their power comes from exports. China is not going to sabotage themselves like that.
- tyeaglet 2mo agoI thought Taiwan is safe until the US can produce domestically, no?
- jiggawatts 2mo ago> reduced to rubble By whom? China would be mad to destroy the most valuable building on that island. I doubt Taiwain would bomb themselves. I can't see anyone in the US acting like this either.
- oasisaimlessly 2mo agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40441650 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40441650 "TSMC EUV machines equipped with remote self-destruct in case of invasion"
- inigyou 2mo agoTSMC is thought to be rigged to physically self-destruct in case of Chinese invasion.