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But this plant cant stand alone, I mean if something bad happens to TSMC on Taiwan, then they will no be able to move fab to the newer nodes, I think.

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Rome was not built in a day. I think it’s a stepping stone for that

If there is no plan to make it standalone, even worse, for TSMC it would be illegal to make this plant the leading one,

then still US should put more money into Intel

What will happen if US put more money into Intel? I believe they have money, but they aren't focusing on cutting edge technology.

>but they aren't focusing on cutting edge technology.

What makes you think so?

It's an awesome contingency. If the island falls, they can destroy/impair the local infrastructure, and reconstitute it in the US. Destroy in this context does not mean mass physical destruction. It is a combination of removal of keys and select components. The message being you can have the island but not the business.

And? Advanced nodes aren't really relevant to subtracting where it is from where it isn't. China is ideologically motivated to conquer Taiwan not economically.

I think it’s probably a case of both?

In any event it appears that reunification is essentially inevitable and the only question is when. China doesn’t appear to feel especial urgency about it.

It isn't inevitable: the US is committed to defending Taiwan as is Japan and nobody really likes Chinese expansion in the neighborhood.

My understanding is it CAN stand alone, it's just not making the most cutting-edge node (but it'll come with time).

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