TSMC is based out of Taiwan; China is West Taiwan. /joke

The narrative on "people who refuse to wear facemasks.." needs to be diffused if not wearing them for other reasons, eg: lessening the impact of particulate air pollution while commuting on a moped or, manufacturing not adequately maintaining their HEPA air filters during the "burn-in" test flow of server racks with fans pegged at 100%, 24/7.

Speaking of diffusion, what's with some of boxed retail processors with laser engravings on the heat spreader as being "Diffused in China"? Oh right -- TSMC and other foundries are not responsible for the entire chip manufacturing cycle.