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

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lousken ◴[15 May 21 02:26 UTC] No.27161749[source]▶
Is automotive industry all that EU cares about? What about IoT/robotics? The fact that TSMC want to build only their older fab here is really disappointing to me.
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AlchemistCamp ◴[15 May 21 03:17 UTC] No.27162012[source]▶
The EU has also supplied both weapons and technology that are currently threatening Taiwan: https://www.businessinsider.com/european-companies-are-suppl...

France alone was the #2 supplier from 2015-2019: https://euro-sd.com/2020/03/news/16688/sipri-biggest-arms-ex...

You really can't blame Taiwan for not rushing to put its most cutting edge expertise in the EU.

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NicoJuicy ◴[15 May 21 05:02 UTC] No.27162546[source]▶
Eg ~ 200 million in 2012 is not a lot of arms.

That's 2,5 x f35's ( without maintenance) which really is just peanuts.

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AlchemistCamp ◴[15 May 21 08:52 UTC] No.27163556[source]▶
The more valuable part was the technology transfer.
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NicoJuicy ◴[15 May 21 09:36 UTC] No.27163757[source]▶
Says what?

> "Without European technology, the Chinese navy would not be able to move."

You really think China couldn't buy tech from eg. Russia to make their "fleet move"?

What was the tech? Why was it that important?

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mannerheim ◴[16 May 21 03:20 UTC] No.27170921[source]▶
The Russians can't even make their own fleet move.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tug-sailing-with-russian-shi...

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1. NicoJuicy ◴[16 May 21 15:10 UTC] No.27174220[source]▶
The carrier is moving, isn't it?

Lack of money to maintain their army has been a recurring issue since the fall of the USSR.

My question still remains to have a realistic POV:

> What was the tech? Why was it that important?

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2. mannerheim ◴[16 May 21 18:15 UTC] No.27175766[source]▶
I mean, if you consider being pulled by a tugboat to be moving.
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3. NicoJuicy ◴[20 May 21 05:54 UTC] No.27217898[source]▶
The article states there is no tugboat.

Your statement only enforces my argument that they don't have enough money to maintain their fleet.

Which is also mentioned in the article itself.