shavenferret said:
The real question is what will happen with China in his final term. Will China invade Taiwan? This would be the ideal time. They have a president who doesn't want to meddle with foreign affairs, much less against communist ones. All trump cares about is the border. The problem is that Taiwan produces 90% of the world's semiconductors. You can do the math and realize that they could start charging out of the ass if they have that monopoly over the rest of the world, and fvcking over everybody. This is very worrisome to me. |
Trump started the whole chips thing in 2016. Did Trump not make deals with TSMC to build foundries in the US? Isn't TSMC in the process?
This would make perfect sense. If China invades Taiwan, TSMC 'nukes' their plants, evacuates their top engineers, and leaves China with jack.
Ask Pem, he's mentioned this before in other forums.
Intel is also in trouble, or seriously headed for trouble, even with Bidens Chips Act in place. They're working with the Gov to plan for a merger or buyout. I don't see Biden or Trump allowing Intel to be owned by a non Western company.
