The manufacturing is, but so much of the magic is also the architecture of some parts of the chip like the x86 translation layer being so performant, and the hardware/software integration that enables an exceptionally smooth user experience for transitioning between architectures.

Kudos to Apple (and TSMC) for executing flawlessly on multiple levels.

The processor node tech is from Taiwan and plays an important role. I’d argue that a lot of the speed is also thanks to a great system architecture: the unified memory, dedicated silicon for video, ml, etc.

And the Netherlands

The alien technology is coming from California. It’s just made in Taiwan.

The "made" part matters a lot. They heavily rely on TSMC's process being so good.