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Splatter_1 t1_ixu65uy wrote

Reply to comment by S3HN5UCHT in Taiwan's TSMC founder says 3nm fab will be built in US by jussulent_tummy

Its more security. If china conquers taiwan we wont have to bend over to china then.

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OldGuto t1_ixuvnx6 wrote

Or not bother lifting a finger to actually help Taiwan if the Chinese do actually become properly aggressive. Especially when the fab is in your own country.

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WolfResponsible8483 t1_ixveagr wrote

The fab is probably screwed anyway if war breaks out. There are other reason for defending Taiwan.

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txdv t1_ixvmztu wrote

>Or not bother lifting a finger to actually help Taiwan if the Chinese do actually become properly aggressive. Especially when the fab is in your own country.

If the US says it will back Taiwan, it will.

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Erisagi t1_ixwg20o wrote

For now. Conditions could be different decades from now. Taiwan would be foolish to only rely on America's word and not look out for itself in the long term. We used to have a full defensive alliance with Taiwan and formally recognized them until that was changed under President Carter.

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Deicide1031 t1_ixx5o0a wrote

Taiwan is protecting its self by continuing to dominate the industry. America would definitely show up, and even if they didn’t other western and Asian nations are not gonna be chill with their major supplier being wiped out.

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Nikola_Turing t1_ixw7eao wrote

Taiwan matters far more to the U.S. than simply its semiconductors. Look up the first island chain. Being allied with all the pacific countries near China essentially allows the U.S to box China’s navy into the South China Seas.

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PublicFurryAccount t1_ixy7hvc wrote

That's a Chinese fantasy about their own security that has more to do with Mao-era weirdness than anything else.

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seksismart t1_ixvppaz wrote

The fab facilities will be the first ones to be destroyed to prevent take over.

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Deicide1031 t1_ixx5g4e wrote

Taiwan and the company wouldn’t have signed off on this unless they had another card up their sleeve. People are also assuming the United States will be able to produce the quantities that Taiwan can and that is 100% wrong. It’ll take a long time before they are as efficient. Taiwan will continue to be relevant for a long time to not just westerners but asia as well.

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Armand74 t1_ixw31w9 wrote

That’s not going to happen, the United States will defend Taiwan period!

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dcrm t1_ixwviec wrote

This was always the play.

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WonderSearcher t1_ixxu381 wrote

TSMC actually promised that the world's latest high-end fab making will still be only in Taiwan. By the time when the US starts the 3nm manufacture, Taiwan will start the 1 and 2 nm production. And 2 nm fab plant is already under construction in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

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Splatter_1 t1_ixzvxbc wrote

Then i guess Taiwan will still be defended. Which is good.

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