Taiwan rejects Trump's demand to shift 50% of chip manufacturing into US (opens in new tab)

(arstechnica.com)

9 pointspurpleKiwi5mo ago12 comments

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There's nothing in it for Taiwan. This administration has made it clear they will not confront China over attack on Taiwan so they have no cards here.

taylodl5mo ago

The US will absolutely confront China over an attack on Taiwan just to secure its own processor supply chain. If production is moved to the US, then Taiwan can count on losing that US defense. Trump has undermined his own negotiation.

purpleKiwiOP5mo ago

> "Trump has undermined his own negotiation."

It is baffling to me how often this happens, even for him.

mytailorisrich5mo ago

"Confront" is very wide. If you mean that the US would go to war against the PRC then the answer is obviously "No".

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rsynnott5mo ago

How would... Taiwan even do that? Nationalise TSMC?

Trump, and to a large extent Trumpworld in general, seems to believe that countries are... kind of unitary entities? It is, in general, not governments making things or buying things or selling things, it is companies.

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