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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by sircastor on Friday May 14, 2021 @10:07PM (#27161649)
I suspect we will never see additional states added to the USA. It’s a very politically divisive topic.

I could see Taiwan becoming a US territory, but I doubt as a nation they would really like that.

Either of these options woii I led probably be viewed by China as an act of war...

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Re:TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks... by why_only_15 on Friday May 14, 2021 @11:07PM (#27161955)
Adding states to the union has always been a politically divisive topic. Hawaii and Alaska were added at the same time specifically so that the balance of power in the senate would stay even. Going back further the same thing was done with free/slave states in the 1830s.
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