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>Taiwan fabrication labs, where the most cutting edge tech is produced, are above capacity. This is the core of this discussion.

Total TSMC capacity is at around 70-80%. During covid, it was peak at near 100%.

I mean, the fact that you think having Chinese customers freely bid on TSMC wafers does not increase TSMC revenue is silly. Basic economics. More demand you have, more revenue.

>Reliance on a hostile neighbor that continually reminds you they will force unification by military action if necessary is a losing game, and trusting carrots like "one nation, two systems" lost all credibility with the downfall of Hong Kong.

I'm in Hong Kong right now. I don't consider it a downfall. In fact, Hong Kong is wealthy BECAUSE of China. Taiwan is also wealthy because of trade with China.

My point is that Taiwan should play both sides more instead of just one.

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>Total TSMC capacity is at around 70-80%.

I specifically distinguished Taiwan on island capacity vs TSMC global capacity in my prior reply. Taiwan TSMC fabs producing cutting edge fabrication is at 100% capacity. Taiwan is the specific topic of this post which is why I offer the differentiation.

As for the rest of your reply, we can agree to disagree. Have a good day.

  I specifically distinguished Taiwan on island capacity vs TSMC global capacity in my prior reply. Taiwan TSMC fabs producing cutting edge fabrication is at 100% capacity. Taiwan is the specific topic of this post which is why I offer the differentiation.

Well yea, the most cutting edge node such as N3 are pre-sold and in high demand. It doesn't make your statement about banning Chinese companies from using TSMC fabs having no effect on revenue right. That's just divorced from basic supply and demand economics.

>That's just divorced from basic supply and demand economics.

Myopic views of demand assuming unlimited supply and no consideration to political and long term economical independence from a neighboring authoritarian communist regime pointing nuclear weapons at you threatening forced unification is divorced from reality.

Short term sales never negate long term consequences of golden handcuffs at the cost of freedom and democracy.

  Myopic views of demand assuming unlimited supply and no consideration to political and long term economical independence from a neighboring authoritarian communist regime pointing nuclear weapons at you threatening forced unification is divorced from reality.

So are you admitting that not banning a market just as big as the US from using TSMC would increase TSMC's revenue? If so, that's a good first step.

The fact that you think more demand doesn't increase revenue is just mind boggling.

  Short term sales never negate long term consequences of golden handcuffs at the cost of freedom and democracy.

This has nothing to do with freedom and democracy. It has everything to do with the US wanting increase its competitiveness in high tech over China. It's all socioeconomics.

In my opinion, the US just wants to use Taiwan to suppress China. It doesn't actually care about Taiwan and its people. Trump seems to make it very clear.

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