>we need large US-based fabricator if China gets more aggressive on Taiwan

So take that concept further of what happens if/when China makes that move. What happens if TSMC's fabs are sabotaged/destroyed during this scenario? This would make today's chip shortage seem like just a blip. Would that be the thing that makes Intel relevant again? If this current shortage actually motivates US based chip manufacturing equal to TSMC, the loss of TSMC would obviously not be as severe. How much would China benefit from being the sole customer of TSMC at that point? Time to crowd source a new scifi/techfi plot