Massive news. One cannot shake the idea that Taiwan is playing all the cards it can to protect it from invasion. This is one; ingratiating itself within the core of American production.
Yes that's my take as well. It might be TSMC trying to survive, and America trying to deprive themselves of a future war to defend TSMC or China's inevitable taking of TSMC.
I don't see how it helps Taiwan that much, but perhaps it makes it less attractive to China to take if TSMC can move.
I think it's a good example of why monopolies and vendor lock-ins are bad. Essentially when there IS choice, people will go to the better option, and the market leader, if they don't keep pace, people will move if they can.
It's when there is a huge exit barrier that companies get away with all sorts of garbage.
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