>No, that for instance China is free to take Taiwan and that we won't do a thing about it.
This was already the case though this does make it clear to me that Taiwan will likely fall in short order.
This was already the case though this does make it clear to me that Taiwan will likely fall in short order.
There have been unsubstantiated rumors for years that the Taiwanese military has outfitted TSMC fabs with explosives that can be rigged to go off in the event of a mainland invasion in order to deny China access to TSMC capabilities. Even physical destruction may be unnecessary. Due to the complexity of the semiconductor supply chain, many say that an embargo of materials and the removal of experts are enough to paralyze the fabs for many years.