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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. Wikipedia
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A widely read paper published by the U.S. Army War College Quarterly in November 2021 suggests that the U.S. should threaten to demolish the facilities of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC, NYSE: TSM) in a “scorched earth” move to avoid war with China.
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Says that chip fabs need global connectivity to run
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August 04, 2022
By Sebastian Moss /1 https://t.co/Qz02W10Ml6
“Nobody can control TSMC by force,” Mark Liu said. “If you take a military force or invasion, you will render TSMC's factories not operable, because this is such a sophisticated manufacturing facility." /3
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"It depends on the real-time connection to the outside world: With Europe, with Japan, with US," Liu explained. /5
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"It depends on the real-time connection to the outside world: With Europe, with Japan, with US," Liu explained. /5
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January 5, 2022
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One recommendation is for the US and Taiwan to threaten to destroy Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co facilities if Beijing invades /1 https://t.co/yElIZmsqWB
One key recommendation in the article, published by the US Army War College, is for the US and Taiwan to threaten to destroy facilities of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co if Beijing invades. /3
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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 13, 2022
As outrageous as that sounds, the paper, titled “Broken Nest: Deterring China from Invading Taiwan," highlights the enormous power TSMC has acquired over world economies. /2
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This prompted U.S. lawmakers to pass the CHIPS for America Act, proposing $52 billion in funding to bring semiconductor foundries back to U.S. locations. /4
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Michael Turton…“Two simple truths should lay to rest this bizarre fantasy of McKinney and Harris [authors of the War College paper]. The first is that China wanted Taiwan long before TSMC was churning out chips, and would want it even if TSMC had never existed… /6
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