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TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter

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437 points adventured | 4 comments | 15 May 21 00:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.824s | source
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SCAQTony ◴[15 May 21 02:16 UTC] No.27161687[source]▶
The USA is also willing to defend Taiwan and currently the US has carrier groups in the south China sea. This suggests that the idea of building chips in the US may be a diplomatic courtesy and arguably an incentive.
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1. CBLT ◴[15 May 21 03:24 UTC] No.27162043[source]▶
Taiwanese people respond in polls that they see themselves as Taiwanese, not Chinese.
2. hyperdunc ◴[15 May 21 03:24 UTC] No.27162044[source]▶
The only way to unite groups of people with fundamentally opposing political views is through oppression.
3. MangoCoffee ◴[15 May 21 03:54 UTC] No.27162199[source]▶
look at the recent Taiwan election. the pan-green party won the presidential race with the highest votes in Taiwan history.

Taiwanese rejected reunification with China. Taiwanese rejected CCP.

4. vineyardmike ◴[15 May 21 03:56 UTC] No.27162206[source]▶
There is no uniting to do. They’re two separate countries where one wants to own the other